I believe this piano has just the heating rod. I am in Houston so the humidity here runs from the 40's to the 100 range. I don't believe the bar is on any sort of timer or other control and the owner indicated that it stays on all the time. I am not sure what the rating of the rod is. JStuart John Ross wrote: > Initially, I believe only the heating rods were available, initially. People > were informed to have them on only during periods, of high humidity. > They would forget, and some pianos, got too dry. The humidistat was > then made available, then the humidifier. Now we have full systems > available, that can be customized for most situations. > I would definitely recommend the full system, for most areas. As with > everything, there are exceptions. I.e. areas that are always dry, and ones > that > are always humid. > You never specified if it was a full system, and if it was,all working > properly? > If it had been there for 25 years, it is probably just a heater bar. > I don't think that a 25W, heater would have caused that much damage, > there has to be other additional heat. > Regards > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jstuart1" <jstuart1@pdq.net> > To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:34 PM > Subject: Damp Chaser in old upright > > > I am currently repairing the action to an old upright built in 1911. > > This piano has had a Damp Chaser or similar product in it for almost 25 > > years. This is the first piano I have seen that has such a system. > > Almost all of the sticker felts have come loose, a couple of jacks have > > become unglued and the catcher buckskins were dry rotted so badly that > > just a touch causes them to fall off clean to the wood. I have seen wear > > in these old uprights but while there is definitly wear I have never > > seen so many glue joints just let go like this. I am curious if this is > > a result of the Damp Chaser system having been in the piano for over 25 > > years constantly heating the inside. > > > > I am merely a beginner but this is the first time I have seen this. This > > piano has been in a family home since it was originally purchased in > > 1911 and never stored in a garage or other such area. Instead of > > moisture damage which I have seen, this appears to have been plain dried > > out. > > > > JStuart > > > >
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