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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I live
in a well tempered climate, and I don't need personally a damp Chaser, =
but my
piano needs one if I want to avoid any soundboard crack in
time</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Even
in our not too excessive conditions, the absence of soundboard crack is =
the
exception, not the rule.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>It is
mostly due to the drying of the wood in winter, (40% RH and less) =
while at
spring and summer the usual 55 65 % relative humidity is enough to allow =
the
wood to compress a bit.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>So
even not so bad conditions are enough to have problems with time,
IMO.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I had amazing results with DC to correct extra humidity =
level in
homes BTW.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=481133618-06082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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