Dampp-Chasers, was MAJOR peeve

[Gayle Mair]

Ron,

    We don't anticipate REQUIRING a humidifier despite the fact that we
strongly
recommend it.

    Times and people change in twenty plus years.  We see much evidence that
people nowadays care more for possessions such as pianos and are willing to
devote the time and effort to enhance their performance and life.  Perhaps
if you
tried again with the humidifier, you would see what we see.  A suggestion
for the
Baldwin Hamilton you are about to add more dehumidifiers to, try the back
cover
first.  It adds another dimension to humidity control.  It's easy to install
and it's less
expensive than two additional humidifiers.

Bob Mair

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Dampp-Chasers, was MAJOR peeve


>
>>
>>Although I agree that stats should be part of a system in homes that
>>have a heating system, I hope that requiring a humidifier is not on the
>>horizon.
>>
>>I rarely install humdifiers because MOST of the 'complete' systems I
>>installed back in the late seventies were not maintained.  Even after
>>the light was added, people just didn't want to be bothered watering
>>their pianos.  Then there's the question of who is going to be
>>responsible for replacing liners and pads on every visit.  This has the
>>effect of raising your tuning fee and is hardly a selling point unless
>>the piano players are very particular about pitch stability.
>>
>>Why not encourage the use of bars and a stat to reduce the humidity
>>range the piano is exposed to throughout the year?  It isn't as
>>effective as the 'complete' system, but it is maintainance-free.
>>
>>Carl Root, RPT
>>
>
>I agree one hundred percent on all points.
>
> "First, do no harm"  - Hippocrates -
>
>
>
> Ron
>