Just to confirm this with some other CAUTs. The ideal humidity level for pianos is between 48% and 52%. My Interim Chair shared that information with the architects and they said, "Wow, those are some tight parameters." We are planning to press for those parameters. Just wanted to get some thoughts from some of you who have gone through a renovation/construction experience at your schools. Is it a possibility? Very expensive to do that? How far from ideal can we go and keep the pianos in a comfortable environment. I've measured the humidity level in the present Fine Arts Building as low as 25% in winter and 80% in the summer with the air conditioning on. Joy! Elwood Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., M. M. E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38237 Office: 731/881-1852 Fax: 731/881-7415 Cell: 731/479-4043 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090513/60584f7d/attachment.htm>
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