I had misread, which strings. I was thinking spare strings in a van. Although, how would a double layer string cover, filled with silica gel? It could be rejuvenated in the clothes drier. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Anderson" <andrew@andersonmusic.com> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity Blues > John, > Do you dry them out in the oven? How often? Are they effective? > > Andrew > > At 03:50 PM 11/14/2005, you wrote: >>Bags of silica gel, if kept dried out, might solve your problem. >>The bags used to come in the pianos from the Orient, and were normally >>thrown away. >>John M. Ross >>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada >>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Anderson" >><andrew@andersonmusic.com> >>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >>Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:03 PM >>Subject: [CAUT] Humidity Blues >> >> >>>Here in Laredo we are 2 hrs from Corpus Christie and 4 hrs from South >>>Padre Island. Our climate is essentially coastal with high humidity >>>a constant issue. >>> >>>I am looking for solutions for our high quality instruments to keep >>>the strings from rusting. All of them have some level of corrosion >>>developing. All are a few years young. They all have quilted >>>covers. One has a DC dehumidifier system under it. >>> >>>I am wondering if an Edwards woven felt string-cover would afford the >>>additional protection we need to keep those strings from rusting >>>more. It seems that we must be having enough of a temperature >>>differential occurring to cause condensation on the strings. The >>>wool should buffer both temperature and humidity. >>> >>>Anyone out there with experience successfully battling this? >>> >>>Maybe PureSound Wire is the way to go. >>> >>>Andrew Anderson >>>TAMIU, LCC, LISD, UISD >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >>_______________________________________________ >>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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