<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Many of us have had to install DamppChasers under a = small "budget" grand that doesn't have any beams.  DamppChaser sells = telescoping rods for this situation.  I've never used the rods; instead, I = install wooden closet hanger bars using the molded plastic end cups - then I can = screw the various pieces directly into the wooden bars.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yesterday I went to tune a piano and service the DamppChaser.  New customer, piano had recently been shipped from = Mom's home in Kansas City to daughter here in Milwaukee.  "The guys who moved = the piano installed the humidifier.  They didn't have any directions, = so they figured things out the best they could".  The tank brackets were = screwed directly into the soundboard ribs.  The long humidifier bar was = twist tied along the treble side of the tank, running from tail to belly = rail.  The humidistat was twist tied to the front end of the tank.  Needless = to say, the various sections of the scale were off pitch in directions and = amounts that I have never experienced before.  It also explains all the weird = rattles and buzzes I heard while tuning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Makes plugging the humidifier into the dehumidifier = socket seem like a minor infraction.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>PS   Yes, I am going back as soon as I can = schedule it, to re-install the DamppChaser and check for soundboard / rib damage.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>