<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi, Jon -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You may well be right about the full-length cover in this case.  If the cover is in good shape, you might consider hemming the 'skirt' to a new shorter length.  (There is a specialty sewing shop in our town that does draperies, etc., for whom this would be no challenge.  Probably you have similar resources.)  You could go with a 'standard length' skirt or a compromise mid-length.  In any case, the in-piano digital hygrometer/thermometer with memory is a Very Good Idea.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">~ Tom McNeil ~<BR>Vermont Piano Restorations<BR>VermontPiano.com<BR><BR>346 Camp Street<BR>Barre, VT 05641<BR>(802) 476-7072 <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/26/2008 8:52:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jonpage@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>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><BR>Jon Page<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. <A title="http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001" href="http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001" target="_blank">Watch the video on AOL Home</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>