Hello: I mentioned this in another email in regard to the Damp-Chaser product. I just tuning a Steinway grand and upright at a YMCA camp that operates only two months a year, July and August. The camp is on Lake Champlain in New York State, and the camp Director, a music teacher, says the summers are very humid. Teh grand alreaddy has a "heating bar". Do the painos, given the climate, warrent a complete Damp-Chaser system? Wayne Williams Schroon Lake, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Barber" <bassooner42 at yahoo.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:36 PM Subject: Coastal Dampp-chaser calibration > The owner has double-paned windows, weather-stripped doors, drapes- > generally equipped to protect his niche from the environment, but prefers > open windows. There is no central humidity control. There is usually a > 24-hour on-shore breeze, so the typical climate will be high RH, about 95% > of the year. RH ranges between 55-100% daily, but occasionally there is a > breeze from the off-shore direction when RH drops to 20% or below, > sometimes for a few days at a time. > I've heard two votes for the wet, and I'm tending in that direction. > Thanks for you input! > Richard Barber > >> My recommendation would be to know the typical range of relative humidity >> (RH) the house (?) experiences. If the house is a old wood frame, windows >> are often open, no central air or heat, then sure, pick the >> "wet"-calibrated Dampp-Chaser humidistat to match the outdoor >> environment. But many modern homes are well insulated from their outdoor >> environment and RH ranges in them may have little to do with outdoor RH >> ranges. Not only are modern homes well insulated from the outdoors (heat >> AND humidity), but any home also has it's own humidity sources - cooking, >> showers, etc. >> >> IMHO, if you are going to err at all, and being that you plan to install >> a full system (are you sure its gets dry in the home?), I would go with >> the "normal" humidistat. Another consideration might be if the instrument >> is old with a sagging soundboard and less-than-tight tuning pins, you >> might want the "wet"-calibrated Dampp-Chaser humidistat to help the piano >> out a bit. >> >> Also, have you checked to see whether the home has a central humidity >> control system? >> >> Many things to consider. At least the piano is getting a DC system - >> always a good thing! >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> Do you think a "wet"-calibrated Dampp-Chaser would be a wiser choice >>> than the standard calibration for a client on a foggy coast? >>> Installation to include string cover + undercover, complete Dampp-Chaser >>> (not just rods), to cover off-shore dry spells. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard Barber >>> Santa Clara Valley, CA >> >> >> * Previous message: Coastal Dampp-chaser calibration >> * Next message: Coastal Dampp-chaser calibration >> * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] >> >> More information about the Pianotech mailing list > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: > 269.10.22/922 - Release Date: 7/27/2007 6:08 AM >
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