<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>You are right James, but then the alternative is = to install a humidity control system to the central heat/AC system of the home/building for how many thousands of dollars (and IMHO, clearly = the better approach)? So I guess the bottom line is that it simply costs a = few $$ to properly address the climatic environment of one's piano. It ain't your fault!</DIV> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>> After spending hundreds of dollars on a complete system = then the client has > to spend a lot more on covering up the system from = the top and the bottom? > That is one of my objections to localized = humidity control. > James Grebe > Piano-Forte Tuning & = Repair > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments > (314) 608-4137 > <A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A> > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > BECOME WHAT YOU = BELIEVE! > <A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Hull" <<A href="mailto:hullfam5@yahoo.com">hullfam5@yahoo.com</A>> > To: "Pianotech" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:09 AM > Subject: Re: Improving a Dampp = Chaser system > > > > Concerning the improvement of the Dampp-Chaser system: > > > > Thanks for the = input.  Tom, you commented about the > > effect that your string covers had = on the sound and if > > I read you right there was no muting or sound decrease > > with the lid up and string covers on, is that right? > > > > Why wouldn't keeping the lid closed and = using a piano > > cover  do just as well, if not better?  = Especially if > > you have a Dampp Chaser and an undercover? > = > > > > > > > --- Don <<A href="mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca">pianotuna@accesscomm.ca</A>> wrote: > > > >> Hi Bob, > >> > = >> I would go with the edwards string cover. > > > > Because? > > > > Merci beaucoup, > > > >  Bob Hull > > > > > >> At 09:25 = PM 19/01/2005 -0800, you wrote: > >> >List, > >> = > > >> >A church customer of mine has their grand sitting > >> >right by a large return air vent in = their > >> Sanctuary. > >> >They have an older Dampp Chaser = system which should > >> >probably be upgraded.  (newer = model humidistat, > >> smart > >> >heater bar and undercover).  This will protect the > >> >inside and = the bottom of the piano but leaves the > >> top > >> = >open to the strong air flow across it.   Would you > = >> >recommend a cover for the piano or Edwards > >> = >String covers to complete the system?  Do the > >> string > >> >covers limit the sound much when left in place? > >> > > >> >I have seen the = effects of another church piano > >> that > >> >sits in = the draft of a return air and it has a > >> crack > = >> >in the soundboard that you can see through and the > >> >piano is not much more than 10 years old. > >> = > > >> >Your comments appreciated - > >> > > = >> >Bob Hull > >> > > >> >__________________________________________________ > >> = >Do You Yahoo!? > >> >Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has = the best spam > >> protection around > >> >http://mail.yahoo.com > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >pianotech list info: > >> <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> <FON= T face=Arial size=2>> >> > > >> > > >> > >> Regards, > >> Don Rose, B.Mus., = A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > >> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > >> > >> <A href="mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca">mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca</A> > >> <A href="http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/">http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/</A> > >> > >> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S = 5G7 > >> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > >> _______________________________________________ > >> = pianotech list info: > >> <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> <FON= T face=Arial size=2>> >> > > > > > = > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > <A = href="http://mail.yahoo.com">http://mail.yahoo.com</A> > > = _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> <FON= T face=Arial size=2>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list = info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></BODY><= /HTML>