Klarinet Archive - Posting 000221.txt from 1997/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Keeping a clarinet warm
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 01:33:07 -0500

Mark Charette wrote:

> Wrapping it in aluminum foil will
> also make a large difference (shiny side in or out? - I've done
> experiments both ways with my kids, and there is negligable
> difference either way, and whether you're keeping something hot or
> cold). The aluminum foil thing during experimentation added about
> 20% efficiency (in temperature differentials after 2 hours) to 1" of
> expanded close-celled polystyrene foam. We tested foil next to the
> object as well as foam next to object - the results were statistically
> insignificant.

I'll bet your kids enjoyed being wrapped in tin foil! Or did they like
the foam better?