Pianotech

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins. 
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

An old spinet, what is there to lose? At least it it the perfect candidate. An interesting experiment, if nothing else. I concur with those saying that dry cold will not kill the piano.  As long as it stays inside the cabin...

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Jurgen Goering

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2022 15:15
From: Jon Page
Subject: Piano in cold environment

If the piano is already in a compromised condition, no. Find a stronger piano to stick in the woods to be neglected.
Although, placing that spinet out there places it one step closer to a bonfire.

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Regards,

Jon Page
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
http://www.pianocapecod.com

Original Message:
Sent: 03-13-2022 17:38
From: Laura Wright
Subject: Piano in cold environment

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Wanted to post an update, I talked to the fellow again today for further discussion about pros and cons. It is not a house, it is a bunkhouse at a campground, so no water pipes, no heat in winter. Also no insulation. He just wants it there (he is the owner of the campground) for people to play around with.
For those unfamiliar with living in southwest Colorado, it is very dry here. Dry dry dry. The highest it ever gets is around 40% and that's during monsoon season in July. So very cold and dry in winter in Silverton.
We also discussed the rodent situation. He says he has some special homemade mouse traps (?) that he uses every year. Supposedly work very well. 😏. Different subject, but has anyone tried putting lavender in a piano?
I'm going to see the piano this week before he moves it. I think he's determined to do it so I'll just give him information and let him make the choice. 

Thanks for all your responses!

An old spinet, what is there to lose? At least it it the perfect candidate. An interesting experiment, if nothing else. I concur with those saying that dry cold will not kill the piano.  As long as it stays inside the cabin...

------------------------------
Jurgen Goering

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2022 15:15
From: Jon Page
Subject: Piano in cold environment

If the piano is already in a compromised condition, no. Find a stronger piano to stick in the woods to be neglected.
Although, placing that spinet out there places it one step closer to a bonfire.

------------------------------
Regards,

Jon Page
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
http://www.pianocapecod.com

Original Message:
Sent: 03-13-2022 17:38
From: Laura Wright
Subject: Piano in cold environment

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Wanted to post an update, I talked to the fellow again today for further discussion about pros and cons. It is not a house, it is a bunkhouse at a campground, so no water pipes, no heat in winter. Also no insulation. He just wants it there (he is the owner of the campground) for people to play around with.
For those unfamiliar with living in southwest Colorado, it is very dry here. Dry dry dry. The highest it ever gets is around 40% and that's during monsoon season in July. So very cold and dry in winter in Silverton.
We also discussed the rodent situation. He says he has some special homemade mouse traps (?) that he uses every year. Supposedly work very well. 😏. Different subject, but has anyone tried putting lavender in a piano?
I'm going to see the piano this week before he moves it. I think he's determined to do it so I'll just give him information and let him make the choice. 

Thanks for all your responses!

An old spinet, what is there to lose? At least it it the perfect candidate. An interesting experiment, if nothing else. I concur with those saying that dry cold will not kill the piano.  As long as it stays inside the cabin...

------------------------------
Jurgen Goering

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2022 15:15
From: Jon Page
Subject: Piano in cold environment

If the piano is already in a compromised condition, no. Find a stronger piano to stick in the woods to be neglected.
Although, placing that spinet out there places it one step closer to a bonfire.

------------------------------
Regards,

Jon Page
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
http://www.pianocapecod.com

Original Message:
Sent: 03-13-2022 17:38
From: Laura Wright
Subject: Piano in cold environment

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Wanted to post an update, I talked to the fellow again today for further discussion about pros and cons. It is not a house, it is a bunkhouse at a campground, so no water pipes, no heat in winter. Also no insulation. He just wants it there (he is the owner of the campground) for people to play around with. 
For those unfamiliar with living in southwest Colorado, it is very dry here. Dry dry dry. The highest it ever gets is around 40% and that's during monsoon season in July. So very cold and dry in winter in Silverton. 
We also discussed the rodent situation. He says he has some special homemade mouse traps (?) that he uses every year. Supposedly work very well. 😏. Different subject, but has anyone tried putting lavender in a piano?
I'm going to see the piano this week before he moves it. I think he's determined to do it so I'll just give him information and let him make the choice. 

Thanks for all your responses!

An old spinet, what is there to lose? At least it it the perfect candidate. An interesting experiment, if nothing else. I concur with those saying that dry cold will not kill the piano.  As long as it stays inside the cabin...

------------------------------
Jurgen Goering

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2022 15:15
From: Jon Page
Subject: Piano in cold environment

If the piano is already in a compromised condition, no. Find a stronger piano to stick in the woods to be neglected.
Although, placing that spinet out there places it one step closer to a bonfire.

------------------------------
Regards,

Jon Page
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
http://www.pianocapecod.com

Original Message:
Sent: 03-13-2022 17:38
From: Laura Wright
Subject: Piano in cold environment

Hello all,
 I have a customer who wants to move his piano to his cabin in Silverton Colorado (about an hour away), but he only lives there in the summer. The rest of the year the house will not be heated. This place is around 9500 feet elevation and below freezing about half the year. I realize this will wreak havoc on the tuning, but will it otherwise damage the piano?  The temp and humidity will not be swinging because it's always dry here, and even in summer the nights can be in 30s and 40s degrees.

I'm wondering if I should tell him not to do this. The piano is an old Hornung & Miller spinet, which already has CA on the pins.
Any thoughts?  Thanks!