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2004-08-05 by Bill Tice
I am moving from the North Bay California area to Denver Colorado. What precautions should I take to avoid the sound board cracking in the dry Denver climate? Thanks Bill --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!
2004-08-05 by Robert Welcyng
When Yamaha grand pianos are shipped worldwide from the factory, they are sealed in an airtight bag with a baggy of desiccant inside. That would probably be overkill for a piano being trucked from North Bay to Denver. The present moisture in the wood will take some time before it most of it evaporates into the air. Ideally, when the piano is delivered to your new home, it should be kept in a room at 42% RH. I doubt that many people are able to do that. You may wish to put a humidifier in the room, especially during the heating season, and monitor the RH. A Dampp-Chaser humidifier installed beneath the piano is also a possibility. For it to work effectively on a grand, you need to isolate the air beneath with a to-the-floor cover. Bill Tice wrote: > I am moving from the North Bay California area to Denver Colorado. What > precautions should I take to avoid the sound board cracking in the dry > Denver climate? > > Thanks Bill > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html> > - 100MB free storage! > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@... > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > moderator, send it to: > disklavier-owner@... > > To reach our group's web site go to: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03. It contains > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other > things, The url is: > http://MuncyFamily.com > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much > mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option > instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to > the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > click here > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129glfuii/M=306910.5263657.6380312.2248467/D=grplch/S=1705032012:HM/EXP=1091760879/A=2290377/R=0/SIG=12sqvsqns/*http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N3390.yahoocom/B1408521.15;sz=300x250;ord=1091674479986561?> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disklavier/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > disklavier-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:disklavier-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > -- Robert Welcyng Anchorage, Alaska
2004-08-05 by nunmobile@aol.com
I moved from Michigan to Denver almost ten years ago. I kept that disklavier about three years and never had a problem with lack of humidity affecting the piano. I have since upgraded to a pro which was purchased in Denver. I do have a furnace humidifier which I would recommend as winter humidity levels in your home could dip below ten percent without one. A furnace humidifier should keep winter humidity levels in your home between 30 and 40 percent. When it gets really cold the humidifier level must be reduced to eliminate condensation damage to your windows and drywall. Summer humidity levels seem to range between 25 and 50 percent depending on the weather and shouldn't need further alteration in my opinion. Steve