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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hi Ryan and list,</FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<DIV>I wanted to try to answer these good questions about the =
Dampp-Chaser
system.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>>Somebody posted that with the back cloth they reduce humidity =
related
pitch changes to 1 cent. That sounds very impressive. I wonder why =
Dampp-chaser
doesn't include it with their regular systems if it makes such a
difference. <BR> <BR>The goal is to keep the technician cost =
as low as
possible while making the system complete. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>I'm still curious if anyone has installed a front AND back =
system in
the same piano. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>DC at one time came out with the Ultimate system, which had the =
tank inside
and dehumidifiers on the outside, with a cover. It was more =
expensive,
took longer to install, but worked extremely well. They continued =
their
lab testing and development until they were able to achieve the same =
results
with improved humidistats and the backside (or under) cover. =
This
gave the technician the best price with best results. The cover is =
most
important in cases of air flow. Uprights with their backs to the =
wall
don't generally need this kind of treatment if sufficient wattage is =
used.
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<DIV>>Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter<BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On an unrelated topic - I was surprised to see that Guy Nichols has =
bought
SAMA and want to wish him well in this venture. As a business =
owner, I
feel it's not only courteous but necessary to deal first directly with =
the
business if there is a problem, not take it public. But any =
company
or dealership deserves a chance to fix something. If they don't =
respond,
then go to the next step. Tact is extremely important when we are =
in the
position of between customer and store.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In the past, Webb helped out answering finish questions and =
supplying some
finish materials, and we're both glad to hear the outcome is good. =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ruth Phillips</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>