Jim, thanks for your note. I need to put a system in my own Steinway upright (has the cast duplex bar) - Grandma brought it from Missouri to Pasadena in 1909, and now its in my house - I hate to tune it (my associate did for my birthday, first tuning in about 10 years), and a Damppchaser is the way to go. Great piano when in tune. About Damppchaser systems: Now that the humidistats on some of these systems are getting along in years, are they showing signs of malfunction? The pianos we have discussed have systems 15-20 years old and they are very stable, but I wonder if anyone has studied these older systems. I have several old humidistats and think I will set up an older system in my old Steinway, set a Radio Shack or Damppchaser humidity gauge in it for a week and check its high and low readings. Not real accurate but it should tell something. Maybe the folks at Damppchaser have a pretty good idea of their longevity. Should we begin replacing systems after a time? Bill Shull University of Redlands, La Sierra University 25826 Davis Way Loma Linda, CA 92354 (909) 796-4226
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