Hello Joe and Rob, Humidistats with adjustable dials had been around a long time before they were introduced in the piano market. A common use is in greenhouses. In fact, I use one in our test room where we evaluate product innovations in our Schimmel grand. We feel that the piano owner, or in fact anyone that has access to the piano, can twirl the dial with unpredictable and possibly damaging effects. In our litigious society, if something goes wrong, all fingers point toward the manufacturer. Sad, but true. But more importantly, we do not want to see harm done to a piano. We consider what might go wrong, as well as what would be a benefit, when we develop our products. I had the pleasure of getting to know Mr. Foote before he passed. He was certainly a dynamic and interesting individual. Gayle and I remember him fondly. All the best, Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Garrett To: rrg at unlv.nevada.edu ; pianotech Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Humidity control in Vegas Thank you for a very informative bit of information! It definately gives me food for thought and believe me, I will ponder this long and hard. I too, believe we should be able to dial in the amount of humidity that WE deem proper, rather than some arbitrary number that came from who knows where. Don't get me wrong, I have been and still am a big proponent for damp chaser systems. I'd just like to have more control. Mr. Wheellock is certainly on top of these issues and continues to be open to discussion, etc. Kudos for that!!!<G> I'd make olde Mr. Foote happy and proud, to be sure. Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100728/19c8b324/attachment.htm>
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