<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Dunno.  I agree that = with a humidifier, it would certainly be capable of increasing the humidity = faster, but, if the ambient humidity is only 45%. the humidifier would never = turn on, right?  Again, going further, when the humidity drops below the = "magical" 42%, and the humidifier is activated, even in an environment where the = RH is still close to that 42%, of course it would raise it quicker, and keep = it closer to 42%.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Mainly, I offer partial = systems as a more affordable way to help eliminate some, and in my opinion,  the = greater part, of the climatic changes that we experience here.  I always = try and sell a full system, however, as I believe they are clearly superior here = in this area, and worth the cost many times over.  However, a half-system = does a bang-up job for less.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. = Monroe<BR>Madison, WI<BR>Assoc.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 19, = 2004 9:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dampp-Chaser sold = on the internet (cheap)!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Isn't there a chance that a complete system might = be able to raise humidity faster than a heater-only system, even with ambient 45% = atmospheric humidity?  This would keep the soundboard closer to = its target for a greater percent of the time...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Don't know if this would make a perceptible difference...  In theory, "theory" and "practice" are different, = but in practice...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>