Klarinet Archive - Posting 000734.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Humidity
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 23:08:18 -0400

At 10:37 AM 8/17/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Bill,
> I moved from upstate NY to Phoenix 11 yrs ago. I brought with me a
>clarinet that I had bought and stuck in a closet (for about 20 yrs).
>It's still in excellent condition and all I did was have new pads and
>corks put on it. No cracks, no checks. We have 5% humidity at times, as
>opposed to the Mohawk Valley's constant rate of, oh, about 70-98%! I'm
>hoping that my new clarinet (which is about 7yrs old) will hold up as
>well.
>Carol
>PS Where are you from?
>
Currently residing in central Michigan. Was in Rome, NY from '75-'83 in
the Air Force. (Originally from southern Illinois.) Not all clarinets
crack. And the longer you have one that doesn't, the better the chances it
won't. The constant conditions should help, but you probably should keep
the bore oiled with it that dry. Try some of that 10W-A440 stuff I've
heard about. :-)

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.