Just so happens that one of the profs, who does choir stuff at a local church as well, has a hygrometer, and I e-mailed him to see if he'd put it in the chorale room to moniter the humidity. Thanks for reinforcing my suspicions. les bartlett houston On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 23:16:02 +1100 "Mark Bolsius" <markbolsius@optusnet.com.au> writes: >G'day Les, > >It sounds as though the choirs could be the moisture producing >culprits >here. It's a guess, but a small room full of lusty voices would raise >the RH >in there quick as... > >A Dampp-Chaser is often a good start if there is a humidity suspected >problem. To prove the point, leave a hygrometer in the room for a week >or >three to see what sorts of swings the room goes through. It easier >then to >justify the need and the cost to the powers that be when you have >"scientific" proof of the situation > >Cheers >Mark Bolsius >Bolsius Piano Services >Canberra Australia > >---------- >>From: owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org (pianotech-digest) >>To: pianotech-digest@ptg.org >>Subject: pianotech-digest V1997 #2098 >>Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 8:24 AM >> > >> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:02:21 -0500 >> From: Leslie W Bartlett <lesbart@juno.com> >> Subject: damp chaser >> >> Do any of you have experience with Damp Chasers in choral rehearsal >rooms >> that are terribly small, without particularly good ventilation? I >was >> visiting a small local college to attend a Chorale rehearsal, and >noted >> the Steinway D was in horrible shape, with strings very rusted, and >> tuning a mess. >> >> My guess is that radical shifts in humidity on a daily basis may >account >> for a fair amount of this. I'd like to hear if experienced folks >think >> that Damp Chaser might be the solution to the trouble, and if, >perhaps, >> more than the average number of heating rods might be necessary >because >> of the very quickly changing conditions. >> >> Thanks for any thoughts >> les bartlett >> houston ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
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