<html> <head> <style> P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body>Although a climate control system installed in the piano will help eleviate most potential damage, be advised that some manufacturers, Fazioli included, have clauses in the warranty that void coverage of soundboard cracks in homes with radiant heat.  <DIV>                Michael C. Spreeman <A href="http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/">http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com</A></DIV> <HR id=stopSpelling> > Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 22:10:37 -0600 > From: jajones2@wisc.edu > Subject: Re: In-floor Radiant Heating > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Paul, > > You will like the radiant heat. Steady temp without the whistle of > the > forced air fans. One of my customers did not like the sound on the > concrete > so he added a sheet of plywood under the piano. I have to say it > helped the > sound. > > Also my experience here is that the temp of the room does not > need to be as hot for you to feel comfortable. The feet stay > warm as well as all the furniture etc. in the room. > > Wish I had it on tonight with below 0 temps. > > Joel > Joel Jones, RPT > Madison, WIl > On Feb 2, 2007, at 9:48 AM, paul bruesch wrote: > > > I just had a phone call from a music studio that is installing > > electric coil radiant heating in the floor. She wondered about the > > advisability of putting the coils directly under where the piano will > > be placed.  I'm thinking it may be better to avoid it, but I should > > defer to the greater expertise of this list. > > > > For some reason, although this question has been bugging them for some > > time, they only now decided to call me to ask... now that the workers > > are there putting the tiles in the floor... so time is of the > > essence.  > > > > If I don't get a definitive response from the many wiser persons here, > > I think I would advise them to avoid an area for about a one-foot > > perimeter around the piano. > > > > TIA, > > Paul > > <hr />Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows LiveT Spaces friends list. <a href='http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us' target='_new'>Check it out!</a></body> </html>