<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 2/14/02 3:09:10 PM !!!First Boot!!!, StickneyJP@mso.umt.edu writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">My questions are: 1) Benefit everyone in these rooms and install
<BR>1-2 room humidifiers - or just try to help the pianos with Dampp-Chasers?
<BR>2) The piano in the band room is a Yamaha P22. It gets moved around by
<BR>anyone and everyone regularly - the case shows it unfortunately. Is there a
<BR>potential problem with water sloshing out of the dehumidifier bucket when it
<BR>is moved? (I think the bucket would hang in this piano?) 3) Are the false
<BR>beats a result of the bridges drying out and the pins getting loose? I
<BR>tried tapping the bridge pins with a set and seating strings - it seemed to
<BR>help some. Will the get better if the humidity level is brought up?
<BR> Thanks for you help.
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<BR>Jeff Stickney, RPT
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<BR>Jeff.
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<BR>If you can get the university to pay for room humidifiers, that would be the best solution. (But whose going to be responsible to see that the buckets are kept full of water?)
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<BR>In my opinion, if you put a DC unit with water in a piano that gets moved all over the place by anyone and everyone, your're asking for trouble.
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<BR>Tapping the strings and bridge pins will help eliminate the false beats. But this is something that will need to be done on a regular basis, especially with the fluctuation of humidity levels you're talking about. The question is, are the people who are playing the piano, or the choir director, complaining about the false beats, or is this something that only you are aware of? In other words, is it worth all that work just to please you?
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<BR>Good luck
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<BR>Wim
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