vertical backcover: Gortex?

Don pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:22:09


Hi Ryan,

Something vapour proof works best for back covers on uprights. Goretex
would be the worst possible choice as it is vapor transparent. 

At 07:53 PM 28/08/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>I was at a garage sale earlier today and found a large piece of Gortex 
>fabric that a woman had planned on using to make some rain gear for her 
>kids, but never got around to it!
> 
>It was only $5 and is enough to cover the back of 2 vertical pianos.
> 
>I've been checking on the web and there are places you can buy Gortex 
>for $17 a yard: http://www.rockywoods.com/breathables_main.htm   waterproof
>breathables that sell for less.
> 
>Wouldn't a lightweight waterproof breathable fabric make the best back 
>cover? Or is this overkill? It seems like it would work better than the 
>"grill cloth" that Dampp-chaser sells.
>
>
>Ryan Sowers, RPT  Puget Sound Chapter
>Pianova Piano Service
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.

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