<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff">   <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid200507140750.j6E7omC06070@bridget.rudoff.com">Jurgen:        Why do you think that the humidity needs to be controlled? It seems that it would be pretty constant in the basement. I'd leave it alone. Greg Newell </blockquote> There are a number of good reasons: <ul> <li>There can be little question that the best climate scenario for a piano is, for it to be in a space where the temperature and humidity are within the ranges that are healthy for it.</li> <li>I believe trying to create and maintain a "micro climate" inside the piano is a second choice to putting the piano into a stable climate situation</li> <li>In this piano's case, the action centers are also getting sluggish.  Will the heater bar under the soundboard cure that? </li> <li>Climate situations that are healthy for pianos are also healthier for people - think of the the problems associated with low or humidity for people - everything from respiratory problems related to dust & mites, static electricity,  mold spores, it goes on and on. </li> <li>In the basement studio, it is possible to control the environment with a marginal effort, (as opposed to, say, a church sanctuary, institution, etc.</li> <li>I think it can be done for a lower investment than the full blown, double whammy DC with belly cloth and all else than has been suggested.</li> </ul> Jurgen Goering <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</a> </body> </html>