DamppChaser confession

jason kanter jkanter@rollingball.com
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:20:39 -0700


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List,
I hereby confess that I have never installed a Dampp-Chaser, never =
suggested installing one, never saw one that was working -- though I =
have seen several pianos with neglected systems, buckets dried out, =
frayed wiring with baked insulation, bent aluminum and pushpins, or =
tubes that felt too hot -- and I have in general maintained a distaste =
for these additions.

Mostly this is ignorance. I was never exposed to this technology in my =
apprentice years (early 70s) -- SHeldon Smith never installed one during =
my year with him -- and I have also never heard a presentation about =
DamppChasers, nor read any of their literature.

(Ignorance is when you ignore something. Stupidity is when you are in a =
stupor.)

I see lots of talk on this list that implies that DamppChasers are =
integral to your way of life, most of you. They can also be a profitable =
element of the business. Could you tell me about this? And are they high =
maintenance? And do they get neglected? Do you have to chide the piano =
owner to take better care of the humidifier, for example? And don't the =
wires just get in the way? And are they pretty much a given improvement =
up here in the Pacific Northwest?

Thanks in advance. May the dialog be healthy.

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jason kanter . piano tuning/regulation/repair
bellevue, wa . 425 562 4127 . cell 425 831 1561
orcas island . 360 376 2799
[see historic temperaments at www.rollingball.com]
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