<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:51 AM, Jon Page <<a href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">jonpage@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I recently took over the tuning for a church with a 7' Imp. Bosendorfer.<br><br>On my first visit the music director asked me to remove the tank.<br> I lifted a section of the full-length cover and got under the piano;<br>it was quite warm and humid, too much.<br><br>This is an old church with wooden floors with the parish hall below.<br>The heat radiated up through the floor and was trapped within the<br> cover causing the piano to become even warmer. With the humidifier<br>running it was like a sauna or greenhouse (to a degree).<br><br>Of course, as I was tuning, the piano drifted since it is now being<br>acclimated to the room. That was fun.<br> <br>I recommended that they ditch the full length cover and supplement<br>the rods with a string cover. This way the string cover can remain on<br>during services and removed for performances if needed. I don't think<br> they need the H20 since there's no excessive heat or cold in the winter<br>and no one willing to monitor it.<br><br>I suggested they place a hygrometer inside to monitor the piano when<br>first opened and after service and to ascertain the effect of the full cover<br> and whether they really needed the H20 in the winter.<br>They have yet to do that.<br><br>The music committee asked the dealer about the full cover and DC<br>and the dealer naturally stuck by their sale.  I was asked by the music<br> director to give my suggestion at a committee meeting next week.<br><br>So my question is, with the heat radiating upwards from the hall below<br>is a full cover ideal. I believe a string cover and heat rods are sufficient.<br> I can see where a full-length cover in an auditorium can be useful<br>but in this case I think it is detrimental.<br><br>They don't really need the bulky, protective cover because there<br>is no traffic around the piano.  A lighter cover would do if desired.<br> --<br><br>Regards,<br><font color="#888888"><br>Jon Page<br></font></blockquote></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Hi Jon,</div> <div>I've had great success with full drop covers but they haven't been in situations such as you describe. I do know the initial cost of the cover would have been double that of a standard cover. </div> <div>Bearing that in mind I believe the suggestion Joel had to use velcro and fold the cover up to a standard length during the winter months and re-evaluate when summer/humidity returns and the heat is off. When the humidity builds you may again wish to have the full drop cover depending on the size/type of AC, if any. Another thought would be to check with Dampp-Chaser for a humidistat that has a lower RH setting. I know they make Humidistats with different humidty level settings for differnt parts of the country.</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.<br>- Bertrand Russell<br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br> <a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>