<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I was living in Maine I serviced several piano's seasonally when the snowbirds departed in the fall and returned spring. A recommendation from a highly respected tech in the area told me to "tell the client to stuff loosely crumpled newspaper under the lid before closing up the camp". It seemed to work on a long term winter to spring transition as far as controlling the thaw and introduction to springtime moisture cycle. I don't know if this will help your weekly transition but it did bring back some great memories of northern woods piano service. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David C. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=itunepiano@aol.com href="mailto:itunepiano@aol.com">itunepiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pianos in the Deep Freeze</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Will, Normally, condensation on the strings can be avoided by covering the piano with moving blankets during the cold, and allowing the piano to warm slowly over a few hours to room temperature. The key is a slow transition from cold to room temperature.  A fast transition will cause condensation.    I doubt this piano will stay in  tune for long.   Can't the church turn the heat down to 50 degrees and keep it there during the week?  I did that in my workshop during days on the road with no ill effects on anything and it saved money on heat.   My furnace heated the shop to 68 from 50 in about 1/2 hour.  Bob</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> More new features than ever. Check out the new <A href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>