Just remember, Ron..............
DO NOT EAT !!
(I just call them "do not eats", 'cause that's what's printed on them, and
it's easier to say than "desiccant")
Guy
At 03:26 PM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Well, I've talked myself out of something yet again. Having considered a
>few things, I can in fact see the need for desiccant packages in sealed crates.
>
>Even though the piano is at the MC of the air in the sealed crate, there's
>no telling what that MC was when it was packed. Moving the crate from a
>hot place (like a truck in the sun) to a dock or warehouse where the
>temperature will get below the dew point of the air in the crate
>overnight, will condense moisture on the strings, tuning pins, etc -
>unless the desiccant absorbs it as it is released from the piano.
>
>Ok, I get it now. That makes sense to me, but I don't think putting
>desiccant bags under the keys ever will.
>Ron N
>
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