<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3616.1301"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>    Dampp Chasers are a must for any hope of stable = tunings in these situations. The problem is getting someone responsible for = caring for it (<EM>even after the custodians unplug it to vacuum and forget to plug = it in again</EM>). I measured relative humidity in a situation like that and = during the course of 2 days it fluctuated from 25-72% and the temp from 64-78 = deg. Rusty strings are another problem. Someone else may some input = here.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>    <FONT size=3>Dennis</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT = size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: = Leslie W Bartlett <<A = href="mailto:lesbart@juno.com">lesbart@juno.com</A>><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Date: = Thursday, October 28, 1999 2:15 PM<BR>Subject: damp = chaser<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>>Do any of you have experience with Damp Chasers in choral rehearsal = rooms<BR>>that are terribly small, without particularly good ventilation?   I = was<BR>>visiting a small local college to attend a Chorale rehearsal, = and noted<BR>>the Steinway D was in horrible shape, with strings very = rusted, and<BR>>tuning a mess.<BR>><BR>>My guess is that radical shifts = in humidity on a daily basis may account<BR>>for a fair amount of this.   I'd like to hear if experienced folks = think<BR>>that Damp Chaser might be the solution to the trouble, and if, = perhaps,<BR>>more than the average number of heating rods might be necessary because<BR>>of = the very quickly changing conditions.<BR>><BR>>Thanks for any = thoughts<BR>>les bartlett<BR>>houston<BR>>__________________________________________= _________________________<BR>>Get the Internet just the way you want it.<BR>>Free software, free = e-mail, and free Internet access for a month!<BR>>Try Juno Web: <A href="http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj">http://dl.www.juno.com/dynog= et/tagj</A>.</BODY></HTML>