<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Living in a climate where Damp-Chaser's are not that prevalent, I = need some advice.</DIV> <DIV>A client of mine has a Baby Grand(Hopkins-English piano) in a = basement of sorts. I say " of sorts " because it is not your typical basement. It is = basically a room carved out of rock, on which the rest of the house = is built. The problem is that the room is incredibly damp. I have told her = that we should move the piano elsewhere, but she really does not want to(no space!).</DIV> <DIV>My question: Is a Dampp-Chaser going to stop the piano from = being damaged, seizing up, rusting etc? What does one charge for installing = them? What is there expected lifespan?</DIV> <DIV>Any info and/or suggestions would be appreciated.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul Tizzard</DIV> <DIV>Cape Town</DIV></BODY></HTML>