Waterbound

[mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net]

Annie: You might think about getting some cargo skids or (flats) and cover 
them with 1/2" plywood decking for a quick fix.
Gerald McC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annie Grieshop" <annie at allthingspiano.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: Waterbound


> Thanks, Terry.  It's not a mess yet, and with such good advice, I might be
> able to avoid the worst of it.  The biggest problem is that I don't know
> what to expect or when.  Too much like a slasher movie for my 
> taste........
>
> So, I can put my darlin' BOU in the air without worrying about the bottom
> sagging.  (My very youngest memory is of standing under the keybed, trying
> to reach the keys on that piano....)  Two of the consoles are PSOs, so 
> they
> don't matter.  And I'll bet I can hoist the other two onto blocks, as 
> well.
> That is a much better idea than the dolly, actually.  And I'd guess the
> grand will be OK as long as its casters are kept out of the moisture.
>
> I've got a wet vac and two good dehumidifiers, as well as a woodstove in 
> the
> shop, so getting it dried out won't be a terrible problem, once the water
> stops coming in.
>
> I don't know the answer to the source question.  We've got so many layers 
> of
> ice and snow that what's melting near the building can't get away.  And 
> this
> is beautiful black loam country, so water is always on the move around 
> here.
> My first action this summer will be to ditch around the shop, and maybe 
> even
> lay tile so I can drain the whole area into what's eventually going to be 
> a
> pond.
>
> At the moment, I'm trying to get anything extraneous out of the shop, so 
> as
> to have less to mess with when the water arrives.  (Too bad it's the best
> storage building on the place.... <g>)
>
> The good part about having such an amazing introduction to living here is
> that it probably won't ever be quite this crazy again, as I'll be better
> prepared.  And regardless of all of this, I LOVE being here!  My customers
> are wonderful, and it's a great area in general.
>
> Annie G.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:24 PM
>> To: Pianotech List
>> Subject: Re: Waterbound
>>
>>
>> Hi Annie - sounds like a mess! Sorry to hear about it. You can put an
>> upright on a dolly for as long as you want. I wouldn't worry
>> about it. Might
>> be best to just put it up on blocks though - you might need the dolly for
>> something else. Put some heavy plastic between a couple blocks on
>> each side
>> to prevent water from wicking up the wood.
>>
>> I would run, not walk, to Sears or some similar store and buy a good room
>> dehumidifier. I highly recommend getting one with the "electronic
>> humidistat". I've had two of them now and they seem to regulate
>> humidit much
>> better than the old type.
>>
>> Man, I don't know what the heck to do about your floor though. Is
>> your shop
>> that low compared to the surrounding land? Do you know where the
>> water table
>> is at? What is the water source? Maybe a nice deep ditch filled
>> with gravel
>> around the shop? Do you have enough ceiling height to simply put in an
>> elevated floor? You could either fill it in with concrete or build an
>> elevated wooden floor. Sounds to me like you definitely need to take some
>> serious action though (but I think you know that!).
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>