[CAUT] DC table

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 12:19 3/9/2005, you wrote:
>List,
>
>Just a follow up (FYI) on the Damp Chaser table that we bought for the 
>harpsichord here at BYU. Bad idea. All the advice came true; it tried to 
>humidify the whole room, etc., and the harpsichord was even less stable. A 
>cover works, until someone leaves it off… We didn’t try skirting.
>
>Solution; tune the harpsichord once a week, as we used to do. (It only 
>takes 15 minutes, it you keep on it weekly.)
>
>The table wasn’t a total bust, however, because we moved it under a new B 
>and it works w/o any attachment to the piano. I’m sure it would be even 
>better if we put the cover under it, but it seems to work quite well as 
>is. For people who want a DC installed w/o attaching anything to the 
>instrument this may be what they need.
>
>Live and learn…
>
>Jim Busby BYU


Many thanks for getting the experience for us. ;-}

BTW, what maker/configuration of plucking machine?




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