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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I run across old pianos, in unheated country
churches, they seem to hold their tune reasonably well.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>They do have the rust problem though, but who
knows how long ago it happened.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think a heater bar, just to keep the moisture
down would be adequate, if the rust problem isn't there yet. If it is already
rusty, I wouldn't bother, with anything.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That is, if it is just a mediocre piano
anyway.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I would watch which mothballs, I used, as it seems
to me the fumes of some are corrosive.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mcpiano@videotron.ca href="mailto:mcpiano@videotron.ca">Marcel
Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 13, 2006 8:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE : Cold and dry</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=031590811-13102006>I've tuned pianos in cottages (Québec cold winters)
that had nothing in them and the pitch was always RIGHT ON. These were old
pianos and there were rusty, but I can't tell for sure if it was because of
their life in these cottages. If the temperature is kept down in the winter,
then the humidity level will stay reasonable. I have people put mothballs
inside the piano to prevent mice. They can't stand the odor.</SPAN> <SPAN
class=031590811-13102006>If I was to install something in a situation like the
one you mentioned, I would only use the dehumidifier bar with a "wet"
humidistat.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=031590811-13102006></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031590811-13102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Marcel Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031590811-13102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=fr dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la part
de</B> Jon Page<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 13 octobre 2006
06:48<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> Cold and
dry<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>Electricity will be
available.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I wouldn't keep anything 'on'. With the place being vacant,</DIV>
<DIV>why offer a comfortable environment for mice.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>--
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<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>