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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've asked a couple of you privately =
for advice,
but would like a wider opinion from this list. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I left a DC brochure with a customer =
with a new
Kawai Grand. I was there for the first tuning in late =
Oct and
their house was open, the humidity was high, and the owner seemed =
very
tuning-concious. I explained the main effect would be tuning =
stability,
but general piano health would be better, with more stable humidity and =
lower
humidity also. (Homes here with AC on can still vary from 50-70% =
humidity,
in my experience, depending on outside temp and humidity, and AC system =
size and
type. Many cool days when people open their windows have humidity =
of 80%
and up to 100% sometimes. Technicians here normally install the =
heater
bars and humidistats, but no humidifiers.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I followed up for DC install and =
/or 6 month
tuning, he had talked to their piano teacher, who has a studio in Cape
Coral. Was told that DC was a bad idea for a nice piano, and they =
"we are
finding that they do more harm than good." "Hot spots, =
etc,
better to not use one unless you have things sticking etc."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a reputatable teacher who I =
believe is
operating under either old infomation, false information, or no
information. Lots of techs, at least in this neck of the woods =
used to
install the heater bars without humidistats, and maybe that is the =
source
of his belief. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I told my customer that I believed his =
teacher was
misinformed, and that I would talk to him. Set up the tuning appt
for the customer for May.. He is honestly convinced =
that he
might be risking his piano by installing a system. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I feel badly for two reasons. =
First, my
judgement is in doubt. Second, the customer possibly believes that =
I am
just trying to sell him something to line my own pockets. I did =
tell him
that I only make about the cost of one tuning when I install the
system. And that he would likely need tuning less often with =
the
system. So over a period of time, I actually may lose
income.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I am a believer in the systems, =
as long as
they are properly installed with humidistats. Have one in my own Yamaha =
grand
piano and it has made an incredible difference in tuning =
stability. But I
have also found in the past that debating with someone who already =
has made
up his mind is neither fun nor fruitful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What do you think. What would you =
do? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>