Beyond Well-Done (was Re: Hot and Heavy)

[Z! Reinhardt]

Many thanks for all of the advice on what to do to help a piano withstand
the effects of a beating from the sun ... what I am still curious about is
what people have observed about pianos that had already been subjected to a
solar beating without the benefits of protective insulation.  My initial
concern was over a couple of pianos that had already been out in the sun all
day and had gotten quite hot to the touch.  I'm particularly interested in
observations that are in addition to the alterations of the tunings.  For
example, were there problems of glue joint failure?  Of wood shrinkage to
the point of permanent deformity?  Of ____________(fill in the blank)?

Z! Reinhardt  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: Hot and Heavy [ON Topic]

I think that the dc rods with humidistat *and* a bottom cover on a grand
would be a much better solution than just lights and blankets. At night I
would definitely use  the blankets though.

Best of luck.