An earlier thread discussed the problems with Dampp Chaser units in pianos such as choir room uprights which get moved around a lot. I started to mention these Hydraceels at the time, but remembered I haven't noticed them in a supply house catalog in quite a while. I've never used one, but wondered if they wouldn't be a "better-than-nothing" solution for those pianos in which Dampp Chasers would not be a workable solution due to constant unplugging, sloshing, etc... Granted, higher maintenance, but when you've got deep humidity cycles (or 15% lows as was discussed), it's not merely the tuning that suffers. If I remember correctly, they were relatively expensive considering their construction. Just a thought. Jeff Jon Page wrote: >These work. I've have used one in an upright and it kept the pin block >tight through the winter months. > >Not as hi-tek and DC but better than a mayonnaise jar but effective none >the less. > >Regards, > >Jon Page, piano technician >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. >mailto:jonpage@attbi.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff Tanner Piano Technician School of Music University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 (phone)
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