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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ready for some <real> weather, =
hey?
;-) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>23 years ago, when I wanted to store a =
piano in my
parent's garage, my mentor told me that condensation (turning into
rust) can be a problem with unheated storage. Hmm, =
maybe my
folks paid him to say that. Anyway, I don't know if the pianos =
I've seen
that were stored in garages were wrecks before taking up residence =
there or
became wrecks because that's where they were stored. Anyway, =
they've
all been wrecks. Is this helpful?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm working on a piano that was stored =
in a barn
and then it got taken to a bar (to get it out of the barn). It's a =
family
heirloom, of course. When I first started working on it, it =
had a
lovely scent of mildew, smoke and stale beer. =
Yum!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Heated garages aren't unheard of! =
My garage
is a drive-under (same level as the walk-out basement). It never
freezes. I can open a door from the house and there's also an
air duct I can open to pull in heat or AC when I need =
it.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Much luck!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, =
Illinois</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jlolson@cal.net href="mailto:jlolson@cal.net">Jeff =
Olson</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> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 26, =
2005 9:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Query about =
"Cold
Storage"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm fairly sure that wood finishing =
would be out
of the question during those cold months without adequate
heating....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>JeffO</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>