<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I've find the problem often is not the wall itself , but the openings in it = and the air flow on the soundboard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Being on the wall is more humid generally, this is rarely really bad from what = I've seen. More temperature drift, but not a so big concern I believe than = having a piano in direct sun for instance. sometime too much condensation of = course, then I,see no isolation that could work for the long = time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Isaac OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=953201107-02122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message = d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> carpthos<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> lundi 2 décembre 2002 = 07:57<BR><B>À :</B> List PTG<BR><B>Objet :</B> piano at outside = wall<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dear list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>    can you give  some = suggestions for a customer`s following inquiry:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>        =     - in a 20 year old home she needs to put her piano on an outside wall = (she doesn`t know if the home has inside and outside moisture barrier but = says it has insulation).   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>        - her = question is:  - is there some type of buffer that can located between the = piano and the outside wall to compensate for the piano having to be placed there?  e.g.- plywood</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=2>          &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;  - cloth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>        =                 =                 =                 =                 =                 =           - plastic</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Carpenter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Berthoud, CO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>   </FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=