Hi Barbara, Find out the wattage on the Diskclavier. If it is above 75 watts in "standby" mode then I'd go with no rods and a humidistat carefully placed to maximize feed back from the humidifier. At 06:43 PM 4/15/2010 +0000, you wrote: >Hi Don, > >& In this case, I believe lack of humidity is the bigger problem. > >Barbara Richmond, RPT >near Peoria, Illinois > > >----- Original Message ----- ><> >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:36:25 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Disklavier DC installation > >Hi William, > >I should have mentioned our humidity here goes from 4% to 84%. Outdoor >temperatures are from +44 to -40 C. No undercover, no control. Back covers >for uprights help as well. Improvement over no cover on an upright is a >factor of 4 (1 cent per year on a good piano), and improvement on a grand >is a factor of 10 (4 cents per year on a good piano). > >The idea of humidity control is to allow the client to save money that can >be spent on regulation and other maintenance. > >What is the wattage on the diskclavier? Could a case be made for a bottom >cover and humidifier only? > >At 11:53 PM 4/14/2010 -0500, you wrote: >>Barbara, >> >>'s assessment, I dream and in fact install many DC units >> I >>'s not fair to suggest that no >>undercover means the system is ineffective. >> >>William R. Monroe >> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 >> 306-539-0716 >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2812 - Release Date: 04/15/10 >>00:31:00 >Regards, >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > http://www.donrose.ca/ > >3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 >306-539-0716 > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2812 - Release Date: 04/15/10 >00:31:00 Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://www.donrose.ca/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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