<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3268" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>My guess is that hot water heat is less damaging to a nearby piano than forced air heat. I owned a home with hot water heat and one with forced air and am quite familiar with both systems. But even if I am correct, it's only a matter of degree. IMHO, it is NOT "ok" to put a piano hear a forced air vent OR a hot water radiator - do so risks severe damage to any piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>If s/he elects to do so, I hope s/he has lots of butter, 'cause s/he's going to have lots of toast!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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">I have often cautioned clients to not have their piano next to their home heating system.  Many say that it is "ok" because they have hot-water heating. Does hot-water heating lessen the damage as opposed to forced air heating?  In our area we have a good seven months that the heat is on in our houses. <BR> <BR>Thanks,<BR> <BR>Jere</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>> Because hot water heat also has a radiant componet my experience is that it<BR>> is even harder on pianos than forced air. <BR>> Don Rose</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>