<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> Citizens of Newtonville –<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = /><o:p></o:p> The other day while making my rounds I found two pianos that = were placed in the sun. After the usual discussion with the clients about = having the piano in a location with the least change in temperature and humidity = – the owners responded that the pianos where put in the only place they fit = – yada yada yada. In both cases the windows were designed for passive solar = heating – so drapes etc. are not an option that they want to take. One solution = for an upright piano would be an opaque screen of Asian design or of decorative = wood to shade the piano. Perhaps not an ideal plan, but one that would go a long = way to protect the piano. The grand piano presents too much surface to be = shaded by a screen. Here a piano cover seemed the best protection. What options are = there of cover material or quilting to protect a piano from the sun? Who are the = makers that I should contact? Best regards<o:p></o:p> Jim McCormac, RPT<o:p></o:p> Fallbrook, CA <o:p></o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML>