[CAUT] Query about "Cold Storage"

[Barbara Richmond]

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Jeff,

Ready for some <real> weather, hey?  ;-)=20

23 years ago, when I wanted to store a piano in my parent's garage, my =
mentor told me that condensation (turning into rust) can be a problem =
with unheated storage.  Hmm, maybe my folks paid him to say that.  =
Anyway, I don't know if the pianos I've seen that were stored in garages =
were wrecks before taking up residence there or became wrecks because =
that's where they were stored.   Anyway, they've all been wrecks.   Is =
this helpful?

I'm working on a piano that was stored in a barn and then it got taken =
to a bar (to get it out of the barn).  It's a family heirloom, of =
course.  When I first started working on it, it had a lovely scent of =
mildew, smoke and stale beer.   Yum! =20

Heated garages aren't unheard of!  My garage is a drive-under (same =
level as the walk-out basement).  It never freezes.  I can open a door =
from the house and there's also an air duct I can open to pull in heat =
or AC when I need it. =20


Much luck!

Barbara Richmond, RPT
somewhere near Peoria, Illinois


----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Jeff Olson=20
  To: College and University Technicians=20
  Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:18 PM
  Subject: [CAUT] Query about "Cold Storage"


  Many of you probably hail from "hardier" climates than I, and since =
I'm about to move to a hardier (euphemism) climate -- South Dakota -- =
I've been wondering about the effects of  sub-zero temperatures on =
pianos.  Do any of you who reside in cold climes store your pianos in a =
shop/garage over the winter.  If so, any negative consequences?

  I'm fairly sure that wood finishing would be out of the question =
during those cold months without adequate heating....

  JeffO
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