..it looks like they don't mix, especially when the pool is inside the home.. The Victim: a DH Baldwin. History: This little grand was a joy to tune for 3 years..held up better than most in my database that get tuned every 6 months. A little over a year ago, this piano was moved from a very well-controlled environment to a beautiful home on the water with a pool in the house. In that short amount of time, the plain wire has ceased to show any of the original metal color that it once had..it has been replaced by rust..untunable..and the customer was given fair warning that this may happen..i wish i had a camera with me to do some show and tell, but I'm sure this group can appreciate what it looks like. The plain wire is gone..but there are no 'brown' spots on the wound wire..I find this somewhat puzzling..if rust were to be that prevelant on the plain wire, shouldn't I see rust on the wound wire as well?..and wouldn't it show up as 'brown' spots on the wound wire? I have let them borrow my Hygrometer for a period of 2 weeks..we are testing another room in the home where they can put the new piano..away from the pool and back to controlling the environment the way it was controlled at their old home..this home has 2-zone air, and the room in question has its own zone, so if the air is on in this room, it won't be on in the main part of the house where the pool is. They are now convinced that a Dampp-Chaser AND a String Cover are madatory for their environment..the only question is...whether they will purchase a lesser-grade piano first and test it for a 2-year period before buying what they really want...and that is a S&S L. It is my opinion, that if the Humidity levels check out ok, or what is considered normal for this area, they should go ahead and get the L along with the DC and the String Cover. opinions? Rook
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