HVAC

[fssturm@unm.edu]

Mary,
    Sounds like you have a perfect place to install "half systems" - humidistat with 
dehumidifier rods only. I've done some of that here with considerable success. 
Takes much of the edge off the summer bulge. But in winter we get down into 
the teens, so I still spend a lot of time cranking pitch around. Just not as drastic 
at the beginning of fall semester (which is a real blessing. 30 to 60 cent pitch 
lowering is hard on the personal infrastructure).
    With 80/40 as your parameters, I would think a half system would leave you 
time to get around to all that key bushing and whatnot. No need to keep watered 
and replace pads, either.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico

Quoting "Mary C. Smith" <MarySmith@mail.utexas.edu>:

> Ron is the first person in this discussion who has used my
> line...about
> changes in RH providing some job security, that is. Here in Austin,
> we don't
> get the extreme dryness in the winter that all y'all (that's the
> plural of
> y'all) get up North, but we do have swings of RH at the School of
> Music of
> about 40% (that is, 80% in the summer, 40% in the winter). Where are
> the
> Dampp-Chasers? I've only installed a few down here (not at the
> school), but
> they have helped immensely. I have friends up North who swear by
> them. If RH
> were a bigger problem here than it is, I might make a bigger fuss
> about
> them. As it is, I try to avoid critical tunings in January, and for
> the
> rest, I simply plan to re-tune when I can. Piano work is a lot like
> women's
> work (to use an unfortunate analogy) - I feel like it's NEVER
> done!!!
> 
> 
> >Here in Chicago, our building was constructed in the 70's. 
> Surprisingly 
> >enough, there is a steam-injection system for the band and orchestra
> areas.  
> >When I came here (19 yrs. ago!), I got the building people to hook
> it up and 
> >try and bring the humidity up.  Worked fine for a few hours untill
> the water 
> >started running down the interior walls....  So, it's around 14
> percent RH 
> >today, and the SF10's hammer flanges have loosened up again, but
> there's 
> >rehearsals in there, and the violin bridges are popping, the cellos
> are 
> >splitting...
> >Job security, I guess!
> >
> >Ron Koval
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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