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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Jar of Water in =
Piano--Truth
or myth?</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">Greetings,<BR><BR>  =
;
I put jars of water in my piano. I have been doing it even before I =
became a
piano tech. I think it helps. When the heat goes on in Oct or so, that =
jar's
water dissipates more than the summer months, I think it has to =
account for
some effect.<BR><BR>Julia,<BR>Reading,
PA<BR><BR><BR>Julia,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> The evaporation =
from a small
standing jar of water might be a quart in a =
season.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> The evaporation =
from a room
humidifier can be a quart in one night </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> I fill my Dampp =
Chaser
humidifier at least once a week with over a quart of water
.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> The jars of =
water have an
effect so minimal as to be unmeasurable.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> Some =
little old
ladies in my practice insist on doing this because old dead Mr. =
Tuneman told
them it was a good idea, </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> but I personally =
would chuck
those jars.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Best =
wishes,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Tom Driscoll =
RPT</FONT></DIV>
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