Michael Spalding wrote: >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 > > > Grin... not to beat a drum with a busted thumb... but did we ever decide for certain whether pins get tighter or looser in pinblocks when things get dry ?? Dont I remember something about an analogy that had a balloon with a bunch of circles drawn on it....?... when it expands... so do the holes (circles) .... Cheers RicB
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