<html><body> <DIV>If stage lighting is available you might consider sticking a parr light can at half power under the piano over nights.  Should help vs condensation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> > Keep in mind, condensation at night...I'm not sure what you would do about that > or if it would be a problem... > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, California > > > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "Carman Gentile" <CGPIANO@HUMBOLDT1.COM> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Received: 5/11/2006 4:07:21 PM > Subject: Outdoors piano care > > > >My colleagues, > > > A local hotel wants to move their 1985 Yamaha G1 grand to an outdoor > >stage for a two-week jazz festival in June. They asked me what precautions > >they should take. > > I advised them thus: > >1. Keep the piano out of direct sunl ight at all times. > >2. Keep the Dampp-Chaser humidity control system plugged in at all times. > >3. At night cover the piano with thick blankets. > > > It will be for the last two weeks of June where the temperatures here are > >mild: > > AVERAGE MAX TEMPERATURE...... 62.7 > > AVERAGE MIN TEMPERATURE...... 52.1 > > AVERAGE TEMPERATURE.......... 57.4 > >If (unlikely) rain were predicted, they would move it back indoors. > > > Do you folks have any additional advice? > > >Carman Gentile > >Redwood Chapter > >Humboldt County, Northern California > > </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>