One other thought regarding placement of pianos "against" an outside wall. Educate the home/piano owner about the advantages of keeping the piano at least four inches away from the wall (4"-6" being optimal) - I see so many that are less than one inch away from the wall. Good air circulation with such a space will minimize any potential ill effects associated with the outside wall thing, and besides that, they will actually be able to hear the piano! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <RptBob1@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 10:37 PM Subject: Re: Piano Location > Hi: > When you say new home, do you mean recently built? If so, the outside walls > of most new contruction are insulated-probably with an E rating of 12 to > 19. That gives plenty of insulation value so that the piano can placed on > an outside wall. Keeping it away from windows and direct sunlight is still > important and should be observed. > If the house is an older one ( 40 years or older), then try to determine if > the outside walls have any insulation at all. It could have been added by > owners after the original owners sold the house. > On older homes, sometimes just touching the outside walls in winter can > reveal the degree of insulation . If the walls feel clammy and cold to the > touch, there may very well be no insulation present. > The above comments are from experience in the Northeastern Ohio region where > we "suffer" through a rather long and cold winter season. Present weather is > the exception (70 degrees I am told). > > Bob Bergantino,RPT > Willoughby Hills, Ohio
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