Dampp-Chaser threads

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Bob:

The customer prompted me to special order a higher humidistat setting.
My customer is a very alert individual who has noticed the piano sounds
greater during the rainy times when the DC is slightly over-ridden.
At the California State Conference I met Gayle at the Dampp Chaser booth
who told me they already had a 48% humidistat which they called the "wet"
one. I ordered one on the spot. It was here in 3 days. My customer is
still ecstatic. I just retuned his piano yesterday. He is still very 
pleased with the enlarged sound and duration.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

PS My customer was on the verge of changing hammers before this experiment
in order to get a bigger more luscious sound. He already has a great sound,
but now it is even greater. I like the original Yamaha hammers that are on
there now, and even though he has ordered new hammers, he may decide to 
keep the ones he has. This man loves pianos like a virilent man would love
a woman. He has already married and divorced several including, Steinway O
(rebuilt) Yamaha C7, Grotrian-Steinweg 7'4, Steinway B, and was thinking 
about divorcing the Yamaha CF 6 months ago. So far I've saved him multi
thousands of dollars by working closely with him in the voicing area. He 
flies all over the world looking for a more perfect piano. His last few
trips have been in vain. I think he is about ready to marry the CF for life 
with the advent of the increased humidity.

ppss Many thanks to all on the list and in person who have given me good
     voicing tips. I'm not the best yet, but I'm much better now thanks to
     you all, Steve Pearson, Dale Erwin, Rick Baldassin, Mike Spreeman, 
     Horace Greeley, Norm Neblett, Ron N.,and God bless George Defebaugh.

On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Bob Anderson wrote:

> To Jim Coleman, I ask: What prompted you to use a "wet" humidistat? Were
> you trying to achieve the result you got? I haven't used either the
> "wet" or "dry" humidistat yet. I would be interested to hear of any
> positive results from anyone.
> 
> To David Pitsch: In my experience, the Dampp-Chaser system is too small
> to control the humidity in an entire room. If you think the system can
> affect the action in a grand, how does that work? It seems that the
> conditioned air would either have to travel from under the rim into the
> air of the room and from there finally into the action. Or it would have
> to travel through the holes in the soundboard and through the gap beween
> the SB and the pinblock. 
> 
> In my experience, I've noticed tighter tuning pins in a vertical piano
> after adding a Dampp-Chaser system. I've never noticed any improvement
> in a grand. Can anyone else add testimony pro or con?
> 
> Bob Anderson,
> Tucson, Az
>