<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font face="Arial">Thanks for that, Thumpe.  <br> <br> I was pondering the nature of the problem.  Why is it bad to have heat at the bottom of the piano?  Given that the underfloor heating won't be heating the room itself any hotter than any other heating system, and given that the floor does not get scalding hot, and given that wood is not a good conductor of heat, is it really so bad to have a warm-ish floor?  What does it do to the piano?<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> </font> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/12/2012 03:02, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</a> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.4359.1355194955.4133.pianotech@ptg.org" type="cite"><br> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font: inherit;" valign="top"> <div>I'd make a wooden platform with a sheet of foam insulation under it, but be caerful about what type of foam, due to VOC's. (Or use some other insulator.) But, then, Europe is much sricter about toxic emissions from bulding materials than the U.S. government.......<br> <br> Thumpe<br> <br> P.S. The finish on those things is almost always still excellent! (???Makes me wonder what it is???) Similarly, on many American pre-1900 pianos (especially rosewood ones) the finish is still fine.</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>