Doug Atkins wrote: > Ric, > > Thanks for your input. We are located in Ohio. We have a humidity > swings from 25% through 65%. Privately I have worked on many Bechsteins > and fined that they are extremely sensitize to humidity swings, I don't > mean this in a negative sense, just an observation. We do have A > Bechstein "A" and a Schultze-Pollman 6' here on campus. The Pollman is > now where near as sensitize to climatic changes as the Bechstein, even > though both are equipped with Piano Life Saver Systems. I would concur about the Bechstein. We have a B and its also has a DC unit installed. It's fairly stable, but of all the instruments in the instructors rooms, the least so. I would think tho that perhaps there are other makes that might please you more. Actually,,,, if you have a Schimmel dealer in the area you might have a gander at their latest stuff... Schimmel has been on the upwards move the last few years. Steinway needs no introduction, but the Hamburg variant is difficult to aquire in the States. Sauter has some good stuff, and I was really impressed with Steingręber recently. In any case.... if your climate stays withing 25 to 65 % RH you should have a useable situation for most any quality piano... its not allll that hard to compensate on both sides of that to create a 35% to 55% range in a hall and combine that with a DC and you should have most of your climate problems fairly well in hand. > > Ric, Thank you for serving in the Navy, I do appreciate your part in > allowing me to live freely in the United States. Actually.... we had no choice back then... tho I doubt that would have changed much at the time. I was young and hadnt a clue what to do... and I ended up in as about as cush a job as you could ask for in the service.... and on top of that I had great assignments. So I dont really know how much credit I deserve for keeping America free. I will say this much tho... as it turned out it was me who was greatful for the opportunities and the education, and not the least the help in growing up at the time. I was skeptical big time about going in... but I have never ever regreted one bit. Welll.... I had a nasty taste in my mouth about some of the things I saw in Olongapo City..... but hey.... the world is not a perfect place.... and things can get much worse then that for sure. Anyways... like I say... its me who is in debt to my country... and tho I have choosen a new home and a new citizenship....that indebtedness, and the value I place on what I believe my homeland stands for will always remain. Cheers Doug RicB > Regards, > > Doug Atkins > Registered Piano Technician > Cedarville University > 937.766.7566 > atkinsd@cedarville.edu > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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