<!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 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>use a full system with back cover. It will pay for<BR>itself time and time = again. Heater bar only never<BR>works well--and by the time you add a humidistat--the<BR>cost is nearly the same as the full blown system. You<BR>might wish to consider the "wet" humidistat if the<BR>piano could = use some more crown"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I totally disagree with everything you = have said here!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My recommendation would be to install a = 25 watt Heater Bar WITH a Humidistat. The Back cover and humidification unit are = not needed in higher humidity situations, IMO. I've been installing such, = for years, in pianos on the Oregon Coast and have found that the pianos have very = good stability. (period!) The cost of a complete system is far greater than = what I suggest.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once Julia has done this initial = installation, she'll be able to tell if more is needed for the location situation. The = piano will tell her!<G> Also, the "wet" humidistat is not needed, as the = piano has not been used to a "wet" situation. Sheesh!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>