Klarinet Archive - Posting 001028.txt from 1997/12

From: "Loh Tzu Liang" <tlloh@-----.sg>
Subj: Re: humidity
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 09:57:11 -0500

I thought tt one wld be more fortunate owning a wooden clarinet as compared
to a plastic one?

Anyway, I am from Singapore and the problem here is just the opposite from
yours..especially when we store instruments at room temperature (29 deg C)
and we play in air conditioned rooms which hv considerably lower temperature
and humidity.

My band has ha quite some problems with our new Selmer P clarinets and my
Selmer P bass clarinet.
The joints hv been expanding for some time. I hv left College for sometime
now so I'm not sure if the problem persists..
Has anyone had a similar experience? How long does it take for the
instrument to "settle down" to the new environment and stop expanding?

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh-Boy <joshcole@-----.Edu>
Date: 27 December 1997 15:36
Subject: Re: humidity

>I am though.... I am not as fortunate as others to own a resonite (is that

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>right) clarinet... Mine is probably expanding and contracting as we speak.
>I would bvery much appreciate an answer. Hehe... I just don't feel like
>having an $800 investment go bad because I forgot to replace the
>humidifier.
>
> Joshua Coleman
>
>On Fri, 26 Dec 1997, J. Shouryu Nohe wrote:
>
>> Just how humid is the proper climate for a clarinet? I only ask since
New
>> Mexico is a ludicrously dry environment. Of course, I AM playing a
>> Greenline, so it's not like I'm TOO worried. ^_^
>