[CAUT] Humidity control

Tue May 4 08:57:25 MDT 2010

Hello Paul,

We are developing a continuous feed watering system that has a 5-gallon reservoir.  We have a working prototype, and are now trying to find out if there is any interest in a commercial version.  If you or any other CAUTs are interested, please contact me off the list at roger at dampp-chaser.com.

Thanks,

Roger
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul T Williams 
  To: Ed Sutton ; caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity control

  We have 2 or three fraternities.  When I first started, one of them borrowed all my cleaning stuff and went around and cleaned all the practice room pianos!  That was 4 years ago and I haven't seen them since!   

  Good thought, though.  Maybe with some faculty or director encouragement, they might do some more.  All the DC's however are in piano faculty studios, so I'd have to let them in, and schedule timing between them and the faculty, etc......I'm better off just watering them myself since we only have 5 systems.  I won't add anymore. 

  P 

        From:  "Ed  Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>  
        To:  <caut at ptg.org>  
        Date:  05/04/2010 08:13 AM  
        Subject:  Re: [CAUT] Humidity control 

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  Paul, 
  Does your school have a chapter of Synphonia (sp?) or other music fraternities? Organizations like this may be willing to volunteer to help the music department. 
  In a school in Louisiana where I once worked, the football team (yes, football team) had an on-campus volunteer program! 

  Ed S. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Solliday 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:01 AM 
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity control 

  Paul, 
  In churches and smaller situations like public schools the custodians are often tapped to expand their job descriptions to include climate control system maintenance. I have successfullly trained them. Another possible avenue. 
  Isn't it obvious to everyone that the pianos with complete systems are more stable and a joy to play? If not I would be tempted to make it so. The rest would follow from there. 
  Best of luck to you in a tough situation. 
  Chris Solliday 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul T Williams 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:02 PM 
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity control 

  Educating is a fine tool, unless you're talking to the tool maker!  Fortunately, we only have 5 units with full systems on them, so I'll have to trudge on, sadly.  I can't even get the piano faculty to water them themselves.. (to be expected as they are, undoubtedly and in their minds, the best musicians in the land and can't lower themselves to work that can be done by "the help"...) 

  paul 

        From:  "Chris Solliday" <csolliday at rcn.com>  
        To:  <caut at ptg.org>  
        Date:  05/03/2010 11:44 AM  
        Subject:  Re: [CAUT] Humidity control 

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  I too use this carrot or is it the stick? Well anyway when "climate control
  system service," at my regular hourly rate, appears on my invoice the worker
  is usually asked to do a better job. I'm not sure this would work for Paul's
  current enslavement. I think the only way out for him is educating the
  director.
  Chris Solliday
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "James Schmitt" <pianotenor at comcast.net>
  To: "PTG Caut" <caut at ptg.org>
  Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:57 AM
  Subject: [CAUT] Humidity control

  > I am finding a good motivator in keeping Dampp chasers serviced is
  > having the little talk up front before I install systems about the
  > fact that I will be charging the school for maintenance.  When, not
  > if, the school wants to stop paying for that service there is already
  > a track record in place for the chair to be willing to follow up on
  > having someone else do that work.  If the DC is making a difference it
  > will be evident when the system is not serviced.
  > James Schmitt,RPT
  > University of Portland

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