[pianotech] Thermoworks hygrometers, etc.

[David Skolnik]

Rob -
you said:
>It's especially fun when I turn it on during the 
>Santa Ana winds we have out here and they see 10% or less...

The units specs, on the web site, state:
>20 to 95% RH in 59 to 122 °F (5 to 50°C)

I assumed this meant it didn't indicate humidity 
lower than 20%.  I'll give them a call tomorrow and ask.

David Skolnik

At 08:54 PM 9/9/2012, you wrote:
>Ron,
>
>That's how I use it. I educate them as to how 
>humidity has an effect on their piano's tuning. 
>Then I show them where the current RH and temp 
>is and then it is written on their 
>invoice.  When I come back in 6 months we repeat 
>the process.  They see how it works and they're 
>happy.  And then they tune their piano twice a 
>year because they notice the change in the seasons.
>
>It's especially fun when I turn it on during the 
>Santa Ana winds we have out here and they see 10% or less... :-)
>
>Regards,
>
>Rob McCall
>
>McCall Piano Service, LLC
>www.mccallpiano.com
>Murrieta, CA
>951-698-1875
>
>On Sep 09, 2012, at 14:17 , Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> > On 9/9/2012 2:28 PM, Rob McCall wrote:
> >
> >> It's well within my budget, it's compact and easy to carry, easy to
> >> read, and I find it accurate enough for the work I do. They say 3%,
> >> you want 2%...  That's irrelevant to me, although it may be what you
> >> need. The price, features, accuracy, and customer support add up to a
> >> winner for me.
> >
> > Rob,
> > I agree. I find that absolute accuracy is not 
> of much use to me, but I do want good 
> repeatability on readings, even if they're both 
> 3% off absolute. What's important to me is the 
> difference between RH% readings from visit to 
> visit, to a fair degree of accuracy. You bet the point spread, right?
> >
> > Uh-oh, sorry, that was an analogy.
> > Ron N
> >