<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JeffO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>