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<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Congratulations Jean-Marc, on your appointment as head =
pianotech, and
also on receiving a new shop. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
don't suppose my shop is much bigger (than 700 sq. feet), and it allows =
several
projects (including full re-bellying) to happen at once. Your new shop =
should
work out very nicely!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Pardon
my ignorance, but why would you want or need a shop humidifier?
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
presume winter-heating coincides with most of your school year, as it =
does here
in Manitoba, and I find it valuable to have shop conditions similar (or =
slightly
drier) to piano-usage rooms for several reasons:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>1.)
parts soaked for felt removal (keys, damper-heads, wippen heels, etc.) =
return to
EMC very quickly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>2.)
regulation values (let-off, etc.) are set at the very closest tolerance =
in the
shop, knowing they will only widen (slightly higher humidity) in their =
actual
area of use, if not stay exactly the same.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>3.)
rebuilding work: many times the soundboard will not have to go back into =
the
hotbox, because the shop is already dry enough.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=590454420-11112002></SPAN><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=590454420-11112002>I see the dryness as an asset, =
but our
climates are not the same. Perhaps you have very good reasons for =
needing the
humidity?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=590454420-11112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=590454420-11112002>thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=590454420-11112002>and
please accept my best regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=590454420-11112002>Mark
Cramer,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=590454420-11112002>Brandon University</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=590454420-11112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><BR><FONT size=2><SPAN class=590454420-11112002><FONT =
face=Arial
color=#0000ff>[Mark Cramer] </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN =
class=590454420-11112002> </SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jean-Marc
Beauchamp<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 11, 2002 9:43 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B>
caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> humidifier brand and
model?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello you all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am the head pianotech at the =
Faculty of Music
of the University of Montréal (french speaking University). They =
will soon
begin to build me a new shop which will have 700 square feet. I want =
to find a
good humidifier for that room, a floor model. There is no humidifier =
system in
that old building. I would like to find one around $ 1000,00. Anyone =
could
suggest me something in that range.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also I would like to exchange info =
about the
Stanwood metrology. I use this metrology since 1995 to rebuild grand =
piano
action. I cumulated over the years datas. I would like to share, =
exchange and
discuss with other fellows who use that system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope my english is OK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanking you in advance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Marc Beauchamp RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>e-mail adress at the Faculty of =
Music: <A
=
href="mailto:jean-marc.beauchamp@umontreal.ca">jean-marc.beauchamp@umon=
treal.ca</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>