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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think if you put a new piano in that churce, as others
have pointed out, it will become firewood in very short order.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think you need to commission someone (me, for instance!)
to build you a custom fiberglass case piano with a carbon-fiber soundboard, etc.
We can retrofit a Kawai ABS action to it and get a set of keys made out of
some appropriate man-made material.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>No sweat! Oh boy, I was looking for a new fun
project!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>What size? What color? When do we start?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></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=surfdog@metrocast.net href="mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net">Will
Truitt</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 7:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pianos in the Deep Freeze</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I would appreciate the advice of those of you on the list
pertaining to this topic: One of my customers is the pianist for a 200
year old congregational church here in New Hampshire. Because of the
very high cost of heating oil this winter, the church has decided to turn the
heat off completely between Sundays. It’s a big, airy church with no
insulation in the walls and single pane windows. So, a day or so after
services, the interior temperatures will nearly match whatever they are
outdoors. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Presently, the pianist is using an old upright that has one
foot in the grave. The church music committee has just given her $15.000
to buy a new grand piano. But she is concerned that the lack of heat
between services in the wintertime will damage the piano, and wonders if the
new piano would be an appropriate investment given the conditions it will be
kept. She has asked my advice. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Some background about our winter climate in New
Hampshire. Our winters can be long and cold. We can have
protracted cold spells where the overnight lows can be - 10 or –
20. Common overnight lows will be in the single numbers and
teens.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I have seen pianos that were stored in an unheated truck
for a couple of days brought inside to a heated space. Within an hour or
so, you will see condensation forming on the exterior of the piano.
Because the piano is so cold, I have seen frost form!<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I think the issues that this piano would face are
these: The condensation that is the byproduct of the freeze – thaw
cycles will damage the finish of the soundboard and the case, which may lead
to crazing. Sluggish and sticking keys will be a common complaint.
Strings and other steel parts will rust because of the condensation.
Given that the temperature will jack from very low to 60 or 65 degrees
in a few hours, I would be concerned about the soundboard cracking due to
expansion caused by the rise in temperature.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance for your
offering. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></P>
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