wood and humidity

[Don]

Hi all,

I got this from David who is not subscribed, He asked me to post it on
pianotech.

>Don,
>
>I appreciate your reply. I’ve waited to reply back to see if I could learn
>more about this. I talked with and wrote Kelly at Dampp-Chaser. (My message
>to her is below.) She did some research and came up with a document that
>confirms what I recall hearing in PTG convention presentation 25+ years ago
>and which I have been telling customers ever since:
>
>    “Wood absorbs moisture much quicker than it releases it during drying.”
>
>    [See last paragraph on page 7:
><http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2002/willi02b.pdf>]
>
>I think this is a very important thing for we technicians to know. For me,
>in this climate, I know that in a relatively short time after the
>high-humidity evaporative coolers are first being used pianos are going to
>be up set and ready for tuning. In the Fall when they are no longer in use,
>I’m in no hurry to retune because I know the piano will not dry out for a
>number of weeks. Since I only tune part time, I can afford to delay most
>tunings for an optimal time.
>
>I’m interested if you have any thoughts on this.
>
>Regards,
>
>"David Bauguess" <davidbauguess at gmail.com>


Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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