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<DIV><FONT size=2>No, and there was no sign of discoloration or damage =
on the
bar. It really seems like an unlikely source. A lot of =
different
things could have been installed and removed since 1969...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You know, the heat pattern would fit a light bulb a =
lot better
than a DC bar (which was at least 2" away from that panel). If =
someone had
dropped a light bulb inside, it would have rested right on the =
panel. How
big of a bulb would it take to char wood?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcromwell1@msn.com =
href="mailto:rcromwell1@msn.com">Richard
Cromwell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 10, 2004 =
9:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Scorch mark on =
inside of
kneeboard: DC heater bar?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Was the DC =
bar
plugged into a humidistat? I’m guessing =
no.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">RC<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chptr
481<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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Tahoma">
<st1:PersonName w:st="on"><A
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Cy
Shuster<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> =
Friday,
December 10, 2004 7:16 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">To:</SPAN></B>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Roger Wheelock<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Scorch mark on inside =
of
kneeboard: DC heater bar?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Same 1969 Samick upright, different strange
item. Opened the lower cabinet to check the bridges, and found a =
charred
spot on the inside, about 1.5" diameter, about 8" below the top edge =
of the
panel. It was circular, with indications of heat rising upwards =
from it,
and was absolutely charcoal in the center, burned in about 1/4" (I'm =
surprised
it didn't show through the panel).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hanging right across from it was a typical =
25W shiny
chrome pushpin DC bar, unplugged at the time. This is the only
conceivable source for heat coming from *inside* the piano -- yet why =
would it
create such a small heat spot? Do they get hot in one spot when =
they
burn out, like a fuse, perhaps? (I didn't check if the bar still =
works.)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">That burn mark was very scary
looking...</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">--Cy =
Shuster--</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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