Rest assured David that you are not alone!! What's even better to find the rod (no stat) right behind the fallboard AND the piano stationed right in front of a forced air heat vent. The piano's not much of a musical instrument anymore; but, it might be the start of a decent barbecue pit..... Robin Blankenship ----- Original Message ----- From: "David M. Porritt" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 2:47 PM Subject: RE: DC behind fallboard! > I found this in a church piano. The complaint at that time was tuning pins not holding. The block had been baked! > > dave > > > __________________________________________ > David M. Porritt, RPT > Meadows School of the Arts > Southern Methodist University > Dallas, TX 75275 > dporritt@mail.smu.edu > > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> > From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Received: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 10:01:38 -0700 > Subject: DC behind fallboard! > > >Started servicing a church piano; Baldwin grand with 48-25A dehumidifier > >installed BEHIND fallboard and only 1/8" from jack toes. No other DC or > >Humidistat to be found. I will be relocating the 48-25A to the underside of > >the piano, then adding another shorter DC and humidistat. Never saw this > >type of installation before; has anyone else? My opinion is that it is NOT a > >good place to put it, especially without a humidistat...right? > > >Terry Peterson > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! > >http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >
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