piano at outside wall

[Farrell]

Good ideas from Tony here. I'll add, if the wall feels like it gets cold on a cold night, they could put an isulating panel against the wall (3/4" foam with foil vapor barrier - would be great for piano, but not sure it would do the wall much good). Colorado gets real dry and cold in winter - right?The other thing would be to put a full Dampp-Chaser installation with a back cover on it - that would likely be the best solution by far.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Caught" <caute@bigpond.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: piano at outside wall


Hi Tom,

Outside walls.  get them all the time. If its a wall that does not fluctuate in temperature its OK. Depends on two factors, sun on wall during day and temp low in winter. If the outside temp falls below 10 degrees C, outside walls are not stable enough to ensure no damage to the piano. Minor variations can be overcome by keeping the piano 6 to 10" away from the wall. I will often suggest using the piano as a room divider and put a heavy drape over the back.

Regards

Tony Caught
Darwin Australia
caute@bigpond.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: carpthos 
  To: List PTG 
  Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 4:26 PM
  Subject: piano at outside wall


  Dear list,
      can you give  some suggestions for a customer`s following inquiry:
              - in a 20 year old home she needs to put her piano on an outside wall (she doesn`t know if the home has inside and outside moisture barrier but says it has insulation).   
          - her question is:  - is there some type of buffer that can located between the piano and the outside wall to compensate for the piano having to be placed there?  e.g.- plywood
                                                                                                    - cloth
                                                                                                    - plastic
  thanks in advance,
  Tom Carpenter
  Berthoud, CO