Heat for the piano

[Don]

Hi Terry,

You miss understood. The piano has a full DC system...AND a separate
thermostically controlled heating system. The 2 are totally independant of
one another.


At 10:46 PM 05/11/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I think you may be asking for trouble having a DC system (dehumidification I
>presume) regulated by a thermostat. That will indeed heat the inside of the
>piano, but it will do this in the winter (I assume you are in a cold
>climate) when relative humidity (RH) is low and it will lower the RH inside
>the piano even more, possibly causing damage.
>
>My information is that it is more important to regulate humidity than
>temperature (although the post below makes a good point about tuning
>stability). Install a good DC system with appropriate capacity and consider
>it done. Good luck!
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 8:45 PM
>Subject: Re: Heat for the piano
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have experimented in country churches using a dampchaser system in
>> conjunction with a thermostate. I used light bulbs in series with y
>> connectors so that they would not likely ever burn out. It works well.
>>
>> At 08:15 PM 05/11/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>> >
>> ><<   a building that
>> >will be unheated during the week, and they want to be sure that their
>> >Yamaha P22 isn't damaged by the cold.

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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