Hygrometer

[Erwinspiano@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 8/31/2002 11:05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Hygrometer 
> Date:8/31/2002 11:05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
>   It certainly does seem strange to me that in any factory relying on 
> compression crowning  in this age of technology would want to insure a more 
> uniform temp./R.H. levels to srictly control emc. When I visited Mason& 
> Hamlin the hot box temp. humidity and air circulatuion was meticously 
> maintained for even EMC levels prior to pressing. Mason and Hamlin is rib 
> crowning their boards by the way.

...Dale Erwin

> 
> Dale wrote:
> 
> > Remember the conditions which many soundboard were pressed up in the 
> > Piano factories on the East coast were archaic at best. The zero EMC in 
> the 
> > winter and 80% with high temps in the summer. In your worst day in your 
> shop 
> > you'll all do better than that.
> 
> This is one thing that has always struck me. I'm sure your statement is 
> correct. I am also sure that some new pianos are nice pianos, and some of 
> the same model are not so nice. High-end Brand X piano manufacturer I think 
> can get away with having only a percentage of their pianos come out nice. 
> Most/many folks that buy pianos - even high end ones - don't know that much 
> about pianos and/or don't play very well, and can't tell the difference 
> between a really nice piano, and one that is below par.
> 


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