humidity+pinblock work

[Elian Degen]

Hello Wim et all

I have not had the oportunity to work with delignit boards ( what are they
made of or what treatment they use, is it against humidity ? ) but normaly
in Caracas, we have a very high degree of humidity all year round, and I had
problems some years ago, every time I changed tunning board for a piano that
was from out of the city I had problems.

I conditioned a room with a couple of dehumidifiers ( the ones that collect
the watter in a collector and work simmilar to an air coditioner, ) They are
sert to keep the room at 38% relative humidity. Since then all the works
have been excellent.


Elian Degen
Piano Tuner and Technician
Caracas, Venezuela  degen@telcel.net.ve
Phone 58-2-748547/ 58-14-9222981 Fax 58-2-748547

-----Mensaje original-----
De: Wimblees@aol.com <Wimblees@aol.com>
Para: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Fecha: Martes, 15 de Septiembre de 1998 10:09 a.m.
Asunto: Re: humidity+pinblock work


>In a message dated 98-09-13 23:03:09 EDT, you write:
>
><< Has anything really changed in current attitudes regarding new pinblock
>work
> and stringing during humid weather?  (Like, New England in summertime).
>
> I've tried to avoid any such work because I'm convinced it produces poor
> results overall (unless you're working in a climate-controlled
environment).
> I've seen many repinning jobs (and some new work) that were done in the
> summer, turn out to be very low torque situations in the winter.  Some of
> the early Asian grands have needed repinning after a while in this
country,
> as we know.
>
> However,  I hear lately that some rebuilders who are using delignit blocks
> feel there's no problem with this.  So I'd like to read what others are
> thinking about it.  What sayest thou?
>
> Rob Stuart-Vail
>  >>
>
>
>I sayest:  Bull.   If I had to limit my rebuilding to just the time of year
>the humidity is low, the sun is in the low sky, and the weather is nice, I
>would never get done with the work. Granted there might be some torque
>differences between the summer and winter, I think if you drilled the block
>right, used the proper stringing techniques, and so forth, you shouldn't
have
>any problems.
>
>Willem Blees RPT
>St. Louis
>