<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mathew said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Up here in the Pacific Northwest there is hardly a need for the = whole Dampp Chaser system."<BR> <BR>Matthew,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I TOTALLY disagree!!!!!!!!!!! Granted, on the coastal areas, the Rod and = Humidistat are generally all that is required to do the job. HOWEVER, Eastern Oregon, = Eastern Washington areas NEED the WHOLE SYSTEM! Also, Olde buildings, (or new = ones for that matter), with Steam heat or Hot Water heat or in the floor heating = or in the ceiling heating, definately need the WHOLE SYSTEM, IMO. I approach = it a scientifically as possible, using a Temperature/Humidity gauge that has memories. Many times, I'll leave the gauge IN the piano for a week or = two, if I suspect a problem with the environment/client. Then I come back and = check it for extremes. If it's outside the basic boundries of 40%-60% humidity = and 50-70 degrees, the piano needs a system. (Period!) If the client doesn't = want to do the system, then, I reiforce the thought that the piano will not stay = stabel enough to satisfy their musical ear and should be tuned more often. = Whatever the client decides is fine with me. If they choose to do nothing and still = want the piano to be rock solid, I refer them to the worst tuner in the area!<G></FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>