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I'm being called out to service an upright piano that may have sustained recent water damage. All I know is neighbors had a flood and enough water got into their place to force them to stay elsewhere until the dehumidifiers and fans have dried the place out. This tells me that any actual contact with water will have likely come from the floor. I don't know what the high water mark was. What kind of problems related to extended high humidity should I be looking for?

Thanks --

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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* If these are new customers to you  with no prior service make sure even before the visit that the clients know  that you will invoice and bill for that appraisal visit.
* if the water was ever above pedal level and into trap work  then no work is recommend until everything is totally dried out which may be months..

www.snowpianos.com  martin.snow382@gmail.com

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Martin Snow
South Burlington VT
617-543-1030
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 13:09
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

I'm being called out to service an upright piano that may have sustained recent water damage. All I know is neighbors had a flood and enough water got into their place to force them to stay elsewhere until the dehumidifiers and fans have dried the place out. This tells me that any actual contact with water will have likely come from the floor. I don't know what the high water mark was. What kind of problems related to extended high humidity should I be looking for?

Thanks --

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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How does one test to see if the wood is once again dry and stable?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 17:12
From: Martin Snow
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

* If these are new customers to you  with no prior service make sure even before the visit that the clients know  that you will invoice and bill for that appraisal visit.
* if the water was ever above pedal level and into trap work  then no work is recommend until everything is totally dried out which may be months..

www.snowpianos.com  martin.snow382@gmail.com

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Martin Snow
South Burlington VT
617-543-1030

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 13:09
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

I'm being called out to service an upright piano that may have sustained recent water damage. All I know is neighbors had a flood and enough water got into their place to force them to stay elsewhere until the dehumidifiers and fans have dried the place out. This tells me that any actual contact with water will have likely come from the floor. I don't know what the high water mark was. What kind of problems related to extended high humidity should I be looking for?

Thanks --

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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A moisture meter would be the best way to be sure. Either that or just wait at least a month - longer preferably. Moisture meters are kinda poo-pood in the soundboard industry, but that is because they are not accurate at very low moisture contents. However, they can be accurate at moisture content ranges from green to common room equilibrium. IMHO, best place to test would be the bottom board - likely to be the place that had the most water exposure, as well as the piece that will take the longest to dry out and come into equilibrium with the room.

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Terry Farrell
Farrell Piano Service, Inc.
Brandon, Florida
terry@farrellpiano.com
813-684-3505
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 20:31
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

How does one test to see if the wood is once again dry and stable?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 17:12
From: Martin Snow
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

* If these are new customers to you  with no prior service make sure even before the visit that the clients know  that you will invoice and bill for that appraisal visit.
* if the water was ever above pedal level and into trap work  then no work is recommend until everything is totally dried out which may be months..

www.snowpianos.com  martin.snow382@gmail.com

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Martin Snow
South Burlington VT
617-543-1030

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2019 13:09
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Potential water/humidity damage questions

I'm being called out to service an upright piano that may have sustained recent water damage. All I know is neighbors had a flood and enough water got into their place to force them to stay elsewhere until the dehumidifiers and fans have dried the place out. This tells me that any actual contact with water will have likely come from the floor. I don't know what the high water mark was. What kind of problems related to extended high humidity should I be looking for?

Thanks --

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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