Cold and dry

[John Ross]

MessageI run across old pianos, in unheated country churches, they seem to hold their tune reasonably well.
They do have the rust problem though, but who knows how long ago it happened.
I think a heater bar, just to keep the moisture down would be adequate, if the rust problem isn't there yet. If it is already rusty, I wouldn't bother, with anything.
That is, if it is just a mediocre piano anyway.
I would watch which mothballs, I used, as it seems to me the fumes of some are corrosive.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marcel Carey 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:12 AM
  Subject: RE : Cold and dry


  I've tuned pianos in cottages (Québec cold winters) that had nothing in them and the pitch was always RIGHT ON. These were old pianos and there were rusty, but I can't tell for sure if it was because of their life in these cottages. If the temperature is kept down in the winter, then the humidity level will stay reasonable. I have people put mothballs inside the piano to prevent mice. They can't stand the odor. If I was to install something in a situation like the one you mentioned, I would only use the dehumidifier bar with a "wet" humidistat.

  Marcel Carey, RPT
  Sherbrooke, QC
    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de Jon Page
    Envoyé : 13 octobre 2006 06:48
    À : pianotech at ptg.org
    Objet : Cold and dry


    >Electricity will be available.


    I wouldn't keep anything 'on'. With the place being vacant,
    why offer a comfortable environment for mice.
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    Regards,

    Jon Page
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