<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 = transitional//en"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I've had one instance where the = cottage was closed for the winter and the piano is exactly at 440 every time I tune = it, every 10 years. I think that if the cottage is not used during the = winter, the temperature changes will happen slowly and gradually. Usually, these = cottages are quite damp all year round. So personnally, I would not be afraid to = wait and see. If you have access to the piano every year, you'll know after the = secon year. On the other hand, if the owners are going to use the cottage but = only on weekends, then I would be very alarmed. Then they are going to heat up = the place and you'll get  condensation on the plate and strings. The tuning = will go up and down in a dramatic way too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>You never mentioned what kind of piano would be left = there in the cold. If it's an old upright, they have not a lot to = loose.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>my 2¢</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Marcel Carey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Sherbrooke, Québec</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>Where the = winters are cold and long.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <P>Tom Driscoll wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE = CITE> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>A client asked why a piano = shouldnt be in a very cold space, i.e. Winter in northern N.E. in an unheated = home. Reaction to extreme humidity swings is well known, but what = actually happens to a piano @10 degrees  F. for example when brought = to 70 degrees within a few hours. Thanks ,Tom Driscoll RPT</FONT></FONT>   </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway = <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>