Different question about heater bars

[Farrell]

In the last two years, I may have come across between 100 and 200 pianos
with some type of heater bar in/under it. I can only think of two that had a
humidistat. I all fairness though, almost all were the silver rods - when
did Dampp-Chaser go to black? And how long have humidistats been available?
And how long has Dampp-Chaser made it well known that a humidistat is a
necessary system component? I have just always figured that most of these
installations were done before the humidistat need was well understood by
most technicians.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

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Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: Different question about heater bars


> Who are these techs who install heater bars without humidistats?  Don't
they
> understand that they are committing gross negligence?  Expecting a
customer
> to be responsible for unplugging in winter is too much to ask.  I can't
> enumerate how many times I've come to a piano with the hearter plugged in
the
> the dead of winter, and it's been on for years or the customer says "The
guy
> who installed it said to unplug it in summer...", and of course the piano
has
> soundboard buzzes and breaking action parts, etc. Jeeez!!!
>
> My vent,
> Matt W., NY
>