[pianotech] when to tune...

[Terry Farrell]

No, I said I'm serious. My point is that I so often see one rod under  
a grand piano. Assuming there is any significant/common rise in  
humidity in the piano environment, so often one rod will never shut  
off - there is not enough heat to lower the relative humidity to the  
desired level (well, RH where the humidistat shuts it off). I had a 6'  
grand in my home for many years and I had a DC system on it with four  
or five heating rods - somewhere around 200W total. My home will get  
up to 75% RH or so - and I need that much heat under the piano to get  
the system to cycle on and off (on most of the time when RH is that  
high).

That was my point. Usually a DC installation is one rod. That's it.  
Done. Just not enough to do the job intended (at least in my climate).

In the situation in this thread, RH in many locations in North America  
approach or attain dew point most nights - that's 100% RH, and thus  
the not so serious suggestion for a flame thrower....

Terry Farrell

On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:50 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

> So I take it that you do not endorse this idea.  Care to elaborate?
>
> Alan E.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 12:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] when to tune...
>
> No wink either - I'm serious!!!!!   ;-)   :-)
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Oct 8, 2010, at 6:54 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
>
>> What, no "smiley face"??
>>
>> ae
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
>> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> Sent: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 9:03 am
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] when to tune...
>>
>> That is a good idea - and install about ten 50W rods! Or maybe a  
>> flamethrower!!!
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>> On Oct 8, 2010, at 11:57 AM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Les,
>>>
>>> Good idea--I'll look into it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Alan E.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Les Koltvedt <t4348lk at yahoo.com>
>>>
>>> Can you install a D-C unit - or if it already has one, and just  
>>> cover it to the floor and plug it in.
>>
>

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