"what's this about loose bridge pins. Do they not come in larger (or longer) sizes?" Yeah, but I hear too much convincing arguement for not using larger bridge pin sizes. And, if there are cracks developing in the bridge cap, this would only tend to make the crack get bigger. I think Roger Jolly has me convinced that the best course of action will be to notify Boston - but not expect much from them - and to go ahead and pull the offending pins and epoxy in new pins of the same size. And yes, I agree with you that there is no need for the DC humidifier. And no horning offense taken. I kinda figured the post was sent to the wrong destination. That's okey-dokey! Do you ever get out on Lake Ontario (in the summer of course - unless of course you ice-skate)? I used to sail all over the Great Lakes quite a bit when I lived in Michigan. And yes, you are right, they sure are a lot less salty than this darn ocean down here. YUK! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lillico, RPT" <staytuned@idirect.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 2:54 PM Subject: Re: Climate Control Promotion > > >My own observations with many humidistats is that rather than turning on and > >off within a few % of 42% RH, the regular calibration humidistats turn on > >and off in the 57% to 65% range. I wish I could keep my pianos in the 42% > >range. > > > >Terry Farrell > >Piano Tuning & Service > >Tampa, Florida > > Terry -- I wasn't meaning to horn in on your topic. I had intended that promotional idea to go to Roger Wheelock at Dampp-Chaser. As I head for 60 years, these little goofs seem to be happening more often than I'm able to remember. > > But, whilst I'm here, I may recall that humidistats are meant to switch over at from 42 to 48% RH, thus maintaining an average RH environment. If, as you said previously, humidity levels rarely fall below 45% there, you need nothing more than 50w bars run off the humidistat. > > While I have your attention, what's this about loose bridge pins. Do they not come in larger (or longer) sizes? > > Sorry for the goof. > > John Lillico, > > >
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