The Mark 4 has a lot more electronics hidden underneath than previous models, so you need to do be more careful where you site any water related parts. You need to make sure that any possible leaks are nowhere near any electrical parts unless you want to hear your piano go bang at some unexpected moment.
athomik
On Oct 2 2008, Arthur J. O'Leary wrote:
>Paul,
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>For what it¹s worth, I have had a Dampp-Chaser on my Disklavier for over 3
>years and have not had a single problem with it or the piano.
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>Art
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>From: prsmith777
>Reply-To:
>Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:25:01 -0000
>To:
>Subject: [disklavier] DS6MK4PRO on the way
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>Hi everyone
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>Ive been lurking here for around a month in preparation for buying my
>first Disklavier and I thank everyone for their contributions to this
>wonderful group. I recently was fortunate to have found a
>spectacular DS6MK4PRO for a bargain and she is on her way to my home
>in Louisiana.
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>The piano is coming from California where it was meticulously
>maintained in a 45% humidity environment. My livingroom hygrometer
>has been reading 55-65% humidity the last month exect when Ike and
>Gustav bumped it to 75%. When I mentioned using a Dampp Chaser to my
>piano tech, this was her response:
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>"We do not recommend installing DamppChaser units on Disklavier
>Grands, there are complications with the Disklavier unit power supply
>that affect the performance. We do recommend controlling the humidity
>in the music room instead. You can purchase a room unit from your
>local HVAC contractor."
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>When I did a search of this topic, there were differing opinions.
>Also, if I remember correctly, I believe in my phone conversation
>with Bill Brandom last month he said there was no problem as long as
>the humidifier part of the system with water was not used.
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>By the way, the room I am putting this piano in is 20 x 40 ft. I dont
>want to have to put an ugly dehumidifier unit in there if I dont have
>to.
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>Anyone care to comment?
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>Paul
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