Drying pianos prior to CAing block. ( How dry I am ??????? )

[Michael Spalding]

Thump,

That was my post about winter/summer. Typical Wisconsin indoor humidities
are 70% in summer (or 50% with AC), and 30% in winter.  There's no need to
get it dryer than what you expect it to experience in the future, and if
you're concerned about possible damage from drying, then don't even go that
far.  How long?  I don't know.  Do you dry the soundboard on a summer
project before repairing cracks and separated ribs?  Do this at the same
time.  Maybe you could monitor tuning pin tightness as you go - when
they're loose and not getting any looser, you're dry enough.

Mike

PS why include that stuff about dating the client's daughter?

> [Original Message]
> From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 8/13/2004 12:11:33 PM
> Subject: Drying pianos prior to CAing block.  ( How dry I am ??????? )
>
> After that post about winter CA jobs working better
> than summer, I decided to dry my next piano for
> treatment. It is under a plastic tent right now, with
> a dehumidifier running on "medium".  What RH, and for
> how long, should I keep it before I should worry about
> stuff splitting ???
>      Thump
>
>
> --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> wrote:
>
> > Piannaman@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > >>
> > >> Somethings gotta give... :)
> > >>
> > >> Just dont show up with her daughter as a date...
> > or yous in big 
> > >> trouble !
> > >>
> > >> Cheers
> > >> RicB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Especially since the lady of the house is about my
> > age....
> > 
> > Yeap... thats what happened to Jack N. as well...
> > funny movie.... you 
> > could shoot for a remake maybe ??
> > 
> > But back to pianos.... I'd be curious to hear more
> > of your thoughts 
> > about the Fazioli.  Off the cuff... how would you
> > compare in terms of 
> > general usability for concerts the Fazioli against
> > the Steinway ?
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers
> > RicB
> > 
> > >
> > > Dave S.
> > >
> > 
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