Ultimate Damp-chaser

[Farrell]

And I have seen diagrams from DC for installing rods on the rear of
verticals with a back cover.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: Ultimate Damp-chaser


> Hi Ryan,
>
> Damppchaser has been selling back covers for upgrights for years. This
> cover greatly improve the stability of most instruments so that the pitch
> at A4 may drift less than 1 cent in a year.
>
> They also have a bottom cover for grands. I will not install a DC grand
> system without a bottom cover.
>
> At 11:38 AM 25/08/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> > In regards to Dampp-chaser installation in vertical pianos:   I've
> >encountered this question more than once from clients: "Can the system
> >really be effective if its only exposed to one side of the soundboard".
My
> >usual reply is that even though the back of the soundboard is exposed to
> >outside air, maintaining a more constant environment inside the piano
will
> >indeed keep the soundboard from swelling and contracting to the degree
that
> >it does with no system in place. I sometimes still get a skeptical look;
> >Any better explanations out there?      Damp-chaser.    I have thought
from
> >time to time that perhaps the ultimate system would be to install 2
> >Dampp-chasers, one on each side of the soundboard. Has anybody actually
> >attempted this? Does this make sense?
> >
> >Ryan Sowers, RPT  Puget Sound Chapter