[CAUT] Greetings . . . and a humidity problem

[Carl Root]

I've just finished my first semester of piano service at a local  
community college - forty odd pianos.  Things are going fine, but the  
purchase of a new Steinway 'B' has raised an interesting issue that  
maybe you all can help me solve.  The department head knows of this  
post and has indicated he will be guided by your recommendations.

The piano will be stored in a small room (large closet?) with fairly  
sophisticated climate control equipment.  It will be rolled out onto  
the stage of a small auditorium for performances, but there is some  
interest in bringing it out for classes on stage a couple days a week  
as well.  Given that the temperature and humidity is all over the  
place on stage, I'm concerned about the effects on the piano having  
it go back and forth every forty-eight hours or so alternating  
between 42% and who knows what.

There is another older rebuild 'B' on stage which is not a teacher  
favorite, and they'd like to use the new one as much as possible.

I'm not too keen on this 48-hour cycle and would rather have it used  
only for performances.

Comments?  Suggestions?

Carl D. Root, RPT