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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I live in North Carolina, that's NORTH =
Carolina, I
say. Very (extremely, you might say) moderate climate. =
I used
the heater bars out of a rear mount system and use those water tanks as =
shot
glasses. I prefer the humidifier inside the piano where I actually =
WILL
service it occasionally. The humidistat is inside also so I don't =
believe
it is getting over humidified. It has been working so far with no
sluggishness in the action so I'll wait and see and it has been this way =
for a
couple of years.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ramsey@extremezone.com =
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">Kevin E.
Ramsey</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> Friday, March 22, 2002 =
9:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tuning with
Dampp-Chaser</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hi, James. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> First of all, what =
do you mean
by "rear bars". Did Damp-Chaser come out with little bars while I was =
in
one?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> In order to really =
contribute
to any scientific discussion about why this worked so well for =
you, we
first have to know what the general conditions are where you live. For =
instance, if you lived in a fairly wet environment, putting the heater =
bars on
the back wouldn't do anything for the action, which may become =
sluggish, to
say the least. You must live in a pretty dry place, where the piano =
needs the
moisture in the action cavity more than it needs the drying power of =
the
de-humidifying bars, am I right? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If I'm wrong; =
wouldn't be the
first time, just ask Wim.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com
href="mailto:JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com">James Baker</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> Friday, March 22, 2002 =
3:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tuning with
Dampp-Chaser</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have 2 studio Yamaha pianos that move around alot =
in pitch
after I open<BR>them and I suspect the DC system. On one, I =
removed
the dehumidifier bar<BR>and installed rear bars and a cover leaving =
the
humidifier section inside<BR>the piano. It tunes like a champ
now.<BR><BR>James<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>