I find that low of humidity astounding. My brother complains of cracking skin in winter. I guess the pianos here have it pretty good. Keith Roberts On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:38 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>wrote: > Actually, I'd be happy for any response, but, since I have no idea what > formatting glitch occurred, I'd prefer, for the archives sake (wherever they > may be) if responses did not copy and resend the unedited, flawed original, > which I've included here, just so you know what I'm talking about. > > David Skolnik > Hastings on Hudson, NY > > > > At 10:26 PM 12/8/2008, you wrote: > > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="=======AVGMAIL-493E368D00B3=======" > > --=======AVGMAIL-493E368D00B3======= > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="Boundary_(ID_yFLo9i5i4X6yX+2Gl5ZB8A)" > > --Boundary_(ID_yFLo9i5i4X6yX+2Gl5ZB8A) > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Dear List-oires - > I don't generally take the time to simply "share" some experience, > unless there's a particular point I'd like to make, or question to > ask. This time, it's just sharing. > > My current psychromatic tool of choice is an upscale version of the > one Pianotek shows on page C-1 of their catalog. It is a Mannix (now > General) EP8706, which claims to be accurate to +/- 2% as opposed to > 5%, and which can be re calibrated by the user (me). I've checked it > against a more expensive gauge and it seems quite close. Today, in a > couple of public school buildings, I got readings as low as 4.5%. I > breathed on it to make sure it wasn't broken, or I wasn't > dead. Neither was the case. I know, within the context of the > recent thread "What to do", Jim Busby said that his collection of > some 420 instruments is frequently exposed to levels lower than > 10%. That seems disturbing enough, but how long would anything > last, with extended exposure to 5%? > > Anyway, I was impressed. > > David Skolnik > Hastings on Hudson, NY > > --Boundary_(ID_yFLo9i5i4X6yX+2Gl5ZB8A) > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Dear List-oires - > I don't generally take the time to simply "share" some experience, unless > there's a particular point I'd like to make, or question to ask. This time, > it's just sharing. > > My current psychromatic tool of choice is an upscale version of the one > Pianotek shows on page C-1 of their catalog. It is a Mannix (now General) > EP8706, which claims to be accurate to +/- 2% as opposed to 5%, and which > can be re calibrated by the user (me). I've checked it against a more > expensive gauge and it seems quite close. Today, in a couple of public > school buildings, I got readings as low as 4.5%. I breathed on it to make > sure it wasn't broken, or I wasn't dead. Neither was the case. I know, > within the context of the recent thread "What to do", Jim Busby said that > his collection of some 420 instruments is frequently exposed to levels lower > than 10%. That seems disturbing enough, but how long would anything last, > with extended exposure to 5%? > > Anyway, I was impressed. > > David Skolnik > Hastings on Hudson, NY > > --Boundary_(ID_yFLo9i5i4X6yX+2Gl5ZB8A)-- > --=======AVGMAIL-493E368D00B3======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg=cert; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Description: "AVG certification" > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1838 - Release Date: 12/8/2008 > 6= > :16 PM > > --=======AVGMAIL-493E368D00B3=======-- > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081209/7eb75c0f/attachment.html>
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