What is all this talk of putting cans of water in a piano? That's just like putting a heating rod in there with no humidistat (only opposite). Just not a good idea at all. Humidify and/or dehumidify the piano or the whole room with proper equipment and some type of appropriate humidistat controller. Damp-Chaser makes some good equipment. Geesh. I though we had come that far in this industry. Can these practices actually work? I suppose they can to some extent - but you've got no control. And if it is too humid in the room a nice roaring fire next to the piano will dry it out quite nice! Terry Farrell > Hello List and Joe Goss > True. It does work in uprights. I know 'cos I've done it. It is a long-term > thing though and the client has to participate and keep the container topped > up. Jars? No! Use a planter or something large to give a large surface area. > Pedal trap-work in the way? No! Bridge it with a simple wood structure. > Where there's a will ....(there's a relative) > Regards > Michael G.(UK) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:01 PM > Subject: Re: Jar of Water in Piano--Truth or myth? > > > > Vinney, > > It will not do any direct harm, but then the harm that it will do is to > > give > > the coustomer a false sense of their doing something that will resolve the > > problem. > > There is not enough room in the bottom of an upright to add enough jars, > > evaporating water off their surface, to match the volume of a DC > > Joe Goss RPT > > Mother Goose Tools > > imatunr@srvinet.com > > www.mothergoosetools.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vinny Samarco" <vinsam@sympatico.ca> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:46 PM > > Subject: Jar of Water in Piano--Truth or myth? > > > > > >> Hi Everyone, > >> The area of the country I work in is very dry. Though we talk to many > >> people about humidity control, most are not interested in what I have to > >> say. > >> I recently tuned for a customer who had a very old, but recently rebuilt > >> upright. > >> The tuner who did the work is one of the best that I know of. > > Supposedly, > >> he told this lady to put a jar of water in her piano. > >> Now tell me, Will that do any good at all, or do you need some form of > >> distilled water or evaporation in the air to make any difference? > >> Vinny > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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