<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <P><BR>Well, of course South Dakota and most of the Plain states don't = have access to natural gas or oil.  They still burn peat and buffa= lo dung.   You can only heat one room during the Winter and I= 'm even sure pianos are allowed during Winter months?</P> <P>David I.<BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Jeff Olson" <JLOLSON@CAL.NET><BR>To: "Colleg= e and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/26/2005 7:1= 8:53 PM<BR>Subject: [CAUT] Query about "Cold Storage"<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many of you probably hail= from "hardier" climates than I, and since I'm about to move to a hardi= er (euphemism) climate -- South Dakota -- I've been wondering about the= effects of  sub-zero temperatures on pianos.  Do any of you = who reside in cold climes store your pianos in a shop/garage over the w= inter.  If so, any negative consequences?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm fairly sure that wood finishing wo= uld be out of the question during those cold months without adequate he= ating....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JeffO</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>=