<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/23/04 2:48:06 PM Central Standard Time, roger@damp= p-chaser.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have a technician who recommended our pr= oduct to a customer with a dried pinblock and doped tuning pins.  He th= ought that the System would cure this situation.  He installed a Back S= ide Vertical System and has obtained good pitch stability but not the a= ffect he had hoped for on the pinblock.  He is not on the internet so h= e asked me to post this to see if any of you had any suggestions. = Thank you in advance for any help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Roger</FONT> </FONT></DIV></BLOC= KQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>While the Dampchaser system maintains stability in the soundboard, it h= as virtually no effects on the pin block, especially on pin blocks in vertic= al pianos. This is because the pin block is enclosed, and the moisture from = the system doesn't get up in that area of the piano. If the pin dope has not= tightened the pins enough, I'm afraid the installation of the damp chaser s= ystem is not going to do the job. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>Universit= y of Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>