[pianotech] Protection from underfloor heating

[David Boyce]

Thanks for that, Thumpe.

I was pondering the nature of the problem.  Why is it bad to have heat 
at the bottom of the piano?  Given that the underfloor heating won't be 
heating the room itself any hotter than any other heating system, and 
given that the floor does not get scalding hot, and given that wood is 
not a good conductor of heat, is it really so bad to have a warm-ish 
floor?  What does it do to the piano?

Best regards,

David.
On 11/12/2012 03:02, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote:
>
> I'd make a wooden platform with a sheet of foam insulation under it, 
> but be caerful about what type of foam, due to VOC's. (Or use some 
> other insulator.) But, then, Europe is much sricter about toxic 
> emissions from bulding materials than the U.S. government.......
>
> Thumpe
>
> P.S. The finish on those things is almost always still excellent! 
> (???Makes me wonder what it is???) Similarly, on many American 
> pre-1900 pianos (especially rosewood ones) the finish is still fine.
>

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