[pianotech] pitch and temperature

[Terry Farrell]

For whatever reason, the wall AC unit in my shop really removes water  
like mad. I like to rib boards in the summer when I can run the AC  
full blast. After a few hours I can get my shop down to a pretty  
steady 35% RH - gives me lots of time to glue ribs on.

Terry Farrell

On Jan 10, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:
> SNIP

> If your garage had been at 30%RH, whatever the temperature, you  
> would have had all day.
>
> Even so, in a strung instrument, that couple of hours before the  
> wood reacted to a 35%RH increase would mean the strings had already  
> reacted to any temperature change, and the plate was probably still  
> catching up.
>
> Ron N

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