Hi Marcel, I did that last year, but I had to hide the lights. They drove the pianists crazy. One prof thought I told them to unplug the system when I said I would be disconnecting the humidifiers. Everytime I'd go in his room I found it unplugged and I'd plug it back in. It was the end of the summer before I found out he'd misunderstood (and it wasn't the custodians doing it). I'm unplugging them again this year as soon as the water runs out. I fail to see the reasoning behind watering a piano in 70%+ RH. Some rooms here will get to 80% I had 75% in the recital hall just yesterday (Thurs) and it was 35% Monday. With a cold front coming through this weekend, I'm not quite sure what to expect come Monday. I can't recall having seen 35% humidity in May before. We're usually more stable by the middle of April. Thanks, Jeff >Hi Jeff, > >Here in Sherbrooke, I unplug the humidifier in the summer. The humidity >level is always above 60% and the student in charge of watering the system >is on vacation. The pitch will go up a little anyways, but the tunings are >still stable and I don't have to do pitch raises in december and lowering in >august. > >Marcel Carey, RPT >Sherbrooke, QC Jeff Tanner Piano Technician School of Music University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 (phone)
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