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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=000301301-14062002>The
last few e-mails have not read To:pianotech like before. What
gives?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=000301301-14062002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Lance Lafargue
[mailto:lancelafargue@bellsouth.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 13, =
2002
8:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Matt McWilliams'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: damp
chasers<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150160301-14062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>The 50
watt is hotter, but not double the amount of thermal heat. The rod =
does
get hot and I can see the possibility of (especially if it's installed =
closer to
the wire) that it could change the pitch a bit. I'm not too sure =
about 4
cents, though. I have e-mailed Dampp-chaser and will pass along =
any
info/data I can get. I think if you have more power it runs less =
time and
holds it at 42% more consistently. Again, the A/C =
example.... I
imagine a <FONT size=2>1,000,000,000,000,000,000 BTU air conditioner
would possibly frost you beer to your hand for a moment, =
though.
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150160301-14062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150160301-14062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>P.S. I always install them as low as possible, clearing =
the pedal
stuff, and toward the front/kickboard. Dampp-chaser has pictures =
of
installations, schematics, etc., none are clipped under the keybed, =
probably for
some good reason (one being that lots of the heat would run out of the =
crack
above the kickboard and under the keybed, rather than disperse =
throughout the
piano more evenly). Again, I pass along any additional info. =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150160301-14062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>lance</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Matt McWilliams
[mailto:matta440@cox.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:43
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Dave Doremus; Nolan Zeringue; Lance Lafargue; Warren
Fisher<BR><B>Subject:</B> damp chasers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In reference to the 50-watt =
dampchaser, it is my
understanding that it was mounted on the bottom side of the keybed =
behind the
bottom board. I do not think it affected the soundboard that quickly. =
The
tuner thought the strings heated up which caused the pitch drop. =
Fluctuation
in string temperature will change the pitch almost instantaniously. =
Can the
dampchaser cause enough heat to do this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, in reference to what Lance =
said; doesn't a
50-watt dampchaser get hotter than a 25-watt dampchaser? The =
humidistat
would turn on and off more frequently because of more heat and quicker =
lowering of the humidity.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am I correct?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Matt</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>