In my mind, this is an either/or situation - either sound absorbing foam
baffles or climate control rods. Special pour sound absorbing foam, such
as that obtained from Markertek in New York, has some flame resistance, but the
dampp chaser rods are either 35watt or 50 watts. I still remember the
stories from the night club fire that killed so many people when the band used a
flame and set the sound absorbing foam on stage on fire! How about keeping
your baffles and using a dehumidier near the piano? They can be pretty
noisy, and you need to empty them all the time, but you can turn it off when you
want to enjoy your piano.
Carol Beigel
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----- Original Message -----From: GDPERRY@aol.comSent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:30 PMSubject: Re: [disklavier] Humidity and my DC3A...In a message dated 6/8/2007 6:14:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, thecarolb@comcast.net writes:As a piano technician, I would definitely recommend a
Dampp Chase dehumidifier system for the piano. It
would consist of 2 or 3 rods and a humidistat
preprogrammed to about 50% RH. Your piano technician
should be able to supply you with the appropriate
system. DO NOT purchase the other half of the system,
a tank that holds water, that is activated when the
rods are not warm.
Carol BeigelCarol,Do you recommend a DAMP CHASER along with sound insulation applied to the under side of the sound board? if yes, how would you install them?Glen (DC6A, Mark III)Pensacola, FL
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