I will be brief, I have been
living in Montreal with my disklavier for many winter. This will be my
fourth with my piano DGC1A and I also have a similar heating system, I do
not use a programmable thermostat, and try to keep my temperature around
21, the realtive humidity will be decreasing for the next few months as
the temperature will reach minus 30c. The humidity will go down as much as
30% which will be normal for these conditions.
Unfortunately, the piano will shift
at the same rate. I normally try to getting tune in october, and sometime
in may. I like to have it in tune for Xmas but it will shift slightly with
time. If your piano was built for North America, i believe Yamaha
use proper wood for our climate, and it will last you for years to
come.
Enjoy the music,, and happy
holidays.
Jimmy
Montreal
CAnada
----- Original Message -----From: rrl_edmSent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:23 PMSubject: [disklavier] Regulating House Tem[erature During Winter Months
I have a question about regulating my house temperature during the
winter months and the potential effect this may have on my
Disklavier MX1Z upright piano. The piano is not located near any
heat sources, in direct sunlight, near an outer wall, etc., or
anything that would directly affect the piano in an adverse way.
I live in the 'great white north'. Actually, I live in Edmonton,
Alberta (Canada). Hockey fans will know about Edmonton as Wayne
Gretzky played here during his climb to fame.
Edmonton is geographically situated at:
Latitude: 53 degrees, 18 minutes north
Longitude: 113 degrees, 35 minutes west
Here's our annual meteorological statistics (temperatures in
Fahrenheit):
Average Average Warmest Coldest Average Average
Month: High: Low: Ever: Ever: Dew Point:
Precipitation:
JAN. 19 2 46 -49 3 0.9
FEB. 23 4 55 -40 6 0.6
MARCH 34 16 63 -29 16 0.7
APRIL 50 29 86 -18 26 0.8
MAY 62 39 90 18 35 2.0
JUNE 68 46 88 30 45 3.5
JULY 71 50 90 36 51 3.4
AUG. 69 47 91 25 49 3.6
SEP. 61 39 93 16 40 1.9
OCT. 51 29 83 -15 29 0.5
NOV. 31 13 64 -29 15 0.6
DEC. 21 3 48 -47 6 1.0
(http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/northame/canada/wedmonto.htm
)
My house has a forced-air furnace that burns natural gas. My annual
combined natural gas + electricity costs run about CDN$1500
(depending on fluctuating prices and severity of annual weather).
Like many who live in cold climates, I use a programmable furnace
thermostat to vary the temperature throughout the day. The program
is set to provide a 'comfortable temperature' based on whether
anyone is typically home at the time, for overnight sleeping, etc.
Programmable thermostats are quire common and are used to save $$'s
and equally to conserve energy (natural resources).
To put this into context, here's my thermostat's winter heating
schedule:
Day: Time: Temperature:
Mon-Fri 7:00am - 8:45am 68.0F (20C)
8:45am - 5:45pm 64.4F (18C)
5:45pm - 10:45pm 68.0F (20C)
10:45pm - 7:00am 54.4F (18F)
Sat-Sun 8:45am - 11:45pm 68.0F (20C)
11:45pm - 8:45am 64.4F (18F)
When someone's home the temp will often get bumped up to 69.8F (21C)
for comfort. Also, if we're traveling, we'll hold the temp at 18F
while we're away. The humidity in my house typically varies between
35%-38% during the winter. Of course anything that creates humidity
(cloths dryer, etc.) will temporarily increase the relative humidity.
Okay then. With all the foregoing information as background, and
with regard to my piano, should I reconsider using my programmable
thermostats and simply hold the temperature at 68F all winter? Then
again, maybe I should move to a warmer climate!
Robert
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