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<DIV>Hi Forum</DIV>
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<DIV>Haven't posted in a long while but, read posts from time to time which are
great!</DIV>
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<DIV>I have a question for the forum. I have thought about this but, I know that
the right answers with come from the forum. </DIV>
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<DIV>Question: </DIV>
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<DIV>I currently work in an institution that has about 160 pianos. Around
80 grands and 80 uprights. There is a major problem with the climate there.
Climate doing all the wrong things....much too hot (25C) and dry (18%
average) The admin. has bought and placed humidifier units in all
the studios and classrooms to combat the dryness. But, they are either
empty, unplugged, turned off, or out in the hallway. </DIV>
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<DIV>I made a suggestion to my colleague who is the head technician that we
install Dampp-Chasers on all the pianos or just the grand pianos as a
min. His response to me was to come up with a cost. Cost break down:
Dampp-Chaser units, cost in maintaining them, approach to maintaining them
etc.</DIV>
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<DIV>We are contractors there and we are not there everyday. The building
maintainance staff is currently filling the humidifiers that are in the rooms.
I thought that if we install the units on the pianos we can have the
maint. staff fill the Dampp-Chasers instead of filling the current
humidifiers.</DIV>
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<DIV>My question to the forum is. How are the other inst.
tech's going about this? Time/money/approach? 80 or
160 Dampp-Chasers are a lot. I need to come up with a formula of $ and
time. Daily service? etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hope the forum can help?!</DIV>
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