Twist Again, Like We Did Last Summer

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

It is a well known fact that cold damp air settles to the lowest point. Warm
damp air will rise and eventually settle. We call it rain.

A Dampp Chaser system would definitely help.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Fri, 19 Jun 1998 PDtek@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi All;
> 
> Being the tuner for the Des Moines Metro Opera, June marks the beginning of
> the performance season, and several rental pianos are brought down from a
> local dealer for rehearsal purposes. Every summer, the dealer puts a Young
> Chang G-150 into the lower level of this large concrete type building. It is
> checked out before delivery, and within 24 hours, the opera is complaining of
> "sticky keys". Before I even arrive I know It's not sticky keys. I pull out
> the action and the shanks are so twisted it looks like it has been vandalized.
> Hammers angeled to the left, to the right, hanging up on each other to the
> point that the piano is completely unplayable. The problem is that this lower
> level is very cool and damp, and the shanks are warping like crazy. So I spend
> about an hour heating and twisting shanks, spacing hammers, checking the
> travel, and a couple of days later they are warped again. Are Young Changs
> more moisture prone than other pianos? The dealer really doesn't want to put a
> better piano down there to find out. (The opera folks are kind of hard on the
> pianos). Would a dampp-chaser help the action enough in that moist an
> environment?
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Dave Bunch
>