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Sticking Drawers
In the summertime when humidity
levels in the air are higher, you may notice that some of
your drawers stick. This is because the wood absorbs
moisture from the air and swells. |
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Sticking Doors
You may have a door that works
perfectly in dry seasons, but sticks when the humidity goes
up. |
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Sticking Keys
Just as doors and drawers become tight
with high humidity and loose in dry air, the keys of
your piano may stick down when struck in times of high
humidity. When the environment
surrounding your piano is dry the keys may seems to rattle
when played. |
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Sluggish Action
As you play your piano, you will
notice how responsive the keys are to your touch. The
way
the keys cause the wood hammers to strike the piano strings
is part of thousands of
interconnected wooden parts called the piano action.
With high moisture levels in the
piano action, the action is sluggish, and the keys seem
non-responsive to your touch. |
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Loose Furniture Joints Glued wooden joints become loose
and wobbly when the air
in your home becomes dryer from winter heating or from a
change to dry weather |
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