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<DIV><SPAN class=765321818-05022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hi
Cy,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765321818-05022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>My
personal opinion is that a two tank install is only necessary on a nine =
foot
piano in an extreme environment. Even then, I would probably only =
install a
single tank with the cover and take a reading to see how the piano =
responds. If
it is still going flat in the winter, add the second tank. =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765321818-05022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Thanks
for the tip on the stapler.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765321818-05022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Dean</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Cy
Shuster<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:22 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> DC undercover =
installation<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Well, I finished my first two-tank DC install =
yesterday,
along with my first undercover install. I was in and out in only =
six
hours! (I *will* charge for labor next time...). I had =
imagined
that the undercover would be flat, with the new universal tank, but =
the tank
hangs down a few inches, creating bulges in the cover. It's not =
very
noticeable when you're done, though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Special thanks to Don Rose for his detailed =
undercover
instructions. I'm pleased to share a tool that helped a lot: an =
electric
stapler.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
=
href="http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=6=
9391-000000393-TRE500C">http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&a=
mp;productId=69391-000000393-TRE500C</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>After I couldn't find the right staples for my =
hand stapler,
I relented and bought the electric (about $29 US). 98 out of 100 =
staples
went in cleanly the first time. The only area I had trouble =
accessing
was the vertically mounted Velcro on the back of the keybed at the =
curved
side, but I still managed it. Don scared me with stories of =
having to
pound in most staples with a hammer afterwards... I think this is =
easier on
the piano, since it only takes a single blow per staple. This =
model even
has an adjustable force setting. I used the smallest 1/4" (6mm) =
staples,
and they worked fine. The tool is light enough to work with
easily. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This little work light was a help, too. The =
feet help
you point it up while resting on the floor, and it has an outlet on
it:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
=
href="http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=2=
03352-1373-FL-906MPD">http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&=
;productId=203352-1373-FL-906MPD</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>A sidenote for the two tank install: they =
recommend leaving
the hose clamp on the elbows oriented with the prongs downward (so you =
can get
at them). This is hazardous to pets, as well as your head, and
especially the undercover. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It seemed possible for the hangar bars sitting on =
top of the
beams to buzz. I cut them down just past the end of the beam, =
and put
scraps of undercover between the bar and the beam, just in case. =
Any
other potential noisemakers? (I forgot that the brackets that =
the tanks
hang from go over the bars, and so need extra rib clearance there; had =
to
readjust a bit). With the tanks on the side, I mounted them with =
one
hangar bar over the central beam, and the other flush against the =
outer beam
(since the bar couldn't go over it).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I had trouble figuring out a good layout for this =
piano
(Samick WSG185). It has four main ribs, fanned out, so I thought =
I'd put
a tank on each side and the humidistat in the middle. =
Unfortunately,
since the humidistat has to go on a beam, I couldn't get it 12" from =
both
tanks. I put it in the extreme treble near the belly rail, but =
it's only
about 4" from the end of the main heater rod there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I'd be interested to know what the general set of
positioning constraints are for each component (grand =
pianos):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - humidistat as close to soundboard as
possible</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - humidistat at least 12" from a
humidifier</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - humidifiers above the beams, unless the =
baffles hit
the ribs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - heater bars at least 3" away from where =
the
undercover mounts (and use the 36" long main bar with the
undercover)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Again, thanks for all your collective help
here!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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