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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I hereby confess that I have never =
installed a
Dampp-Chaser, never suggested installing one, never saw one that was =
working --
though I have seen several pianos with neglected systems, buckets dried =
out,
frayed wiring with baked insulation, bent aluminum and pushpins, or =
tubes that
felt too hot -- and I have in general maintained a distaste for these
additions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Mostly this is ignorance. I was never =
exposed to
this technology in my apprentice years (early 70s) -- SHeldon Smith =
never
installed one during my year with him -- and I have also never heard a
presentation about DamppChasers, nor read any of their =
literature.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>(Ignorance is when you ignore =
something.
Stupidity is when you are in a stupor.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I see lots of talk on this list that =
implies that
DamppChasers are integral to your way of life, most of you. They can =
also be a
profitable element of the business. Could you tell me about this? And =
are they
high maintenance? And do they get neglected? Do you have to chide the =
piano
owner to take better care of the humidifier, for example? And don't the =
wires
just get in the way? And are they pretty much a given improvement up =
here in the
Pacific Northwest?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Thanks in advance. May the dialog be
healthy.</FONT></DIV>
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||| || |||<BR>jason kanter • piano
tuning/regulation/repair<BR>bellevue, wa • 425 562 4127 • cell 425 =
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