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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, guys (and gal!) for the =
input. On
second thought, I think I may move to San Diego... :-) (Especially =
after
reading your account, Otto, which was frightening on many different =
levels
:)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So the winters have been mild, =
Tim? My aunt,
who lives in Brookings, says the same thing. I'll be residing in a =
small
town rather north of that, so I hope that holds (she's lately referred =
to a
rumor about an impending "harsh winter" that sounds almost like an =
anticipated
ice age or something:).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This business of heating up the garage =
from very
cold and then spraying, and then, presumably, letting the garage cool =
down some
time thereafter is somewhat worrisome to me. I don't doubt it =
could work,
but it seems that if you didn't keep the place warm enough for some =
period -- a
day or two? -- you'd be putting your finish at risk. Also, unless =
the
garage or shop is really insulated, even to keep at it near-70% for a =
day or two
would be costly, wouldn't it (that would include keeping it warm all
night)? I had thought, as John Ross suggested, to damp-chase any =
piano I
had in my garage; the suggestion about moisture rising from the cement =
floor
struck me as a good caution (incidentally, John, any relationship to the =
famous
Cherokee Indian John Ross?)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Damn, I may just take up ice =
fishing or
something in the dead of winter instead of piano work...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-( JeffO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tcoates1@sio.midco.net =
href="mailto:tcoates1@sio.midco.net">Tim
Coates</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 27, =
2005 2:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Query about =
"Cold
Storage"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Jeff,<BR><BR>Having lived in SD for 41 years and been a =
piano
technician here for 34 years I need to clarify a few things. We don't =
get sub
zero temps very often any more. The wind chill can get it down there, =
but the
past 10 years have been pretty mild. I really like a good blizzard =
because it
is a gift: absolutely helpless to do nothing but stay home or work in =
the
shop. It is a rather pressure releasing situation. People who try to =
beat a
storm are considered foolish. The winters have been almost too mild =
because we
need the moisture from the snow to help the agricultural industry. =
Agriculture
is still our number one industry. Credit cards and health services are =
catching up, though.<BR><BR>There is more humidity in cold air than if =
you
take the same air and heat it. Use a good humidity gauge and do a test =
to see
the differential. I don't recommend to customers to store a piano in =
an
unheated area for more than a year. The important aspect is not to =
warm the
piano too fast. Condensation will develop. My home piano spent 5 years =
in an
unheated garage before I did anything with it. It is solid as a rock =
even
though it isn't a top of the line constructed piano. I know =
technicians around
here who have refinished in their garages during the winter, they just =
did the
proper warming before and after spraying. <BR><BR>Hope this =
helps.<BR><BR>Tim
Coates<BR>University of South Dakota<BR>University of Sioux =
Falls<BR><BR>On
Sep 26, 2005, at 9:18 PM, Jeff Olson wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Many of you probably =
hail
from "hardier" climates than I, and since I'm about to move to a =
hardier
(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 =
winter. If so,
any negative =
consequences?<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>I'm
fairly sure that wood finishing would be out of the question during =
those
cold months without adequate
=
heating....<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>JeffO<?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><=
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