Klarinet Archive - Posting 000484.txt from 1999/03

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Humidity
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:31:54 -0500

on 3/6/99 7:40 AM, David Blumberg wrote:

>I don't like dampits at all. They give off too much moisture too quickly,
>and then do not protect the Clarinet properly.
>I use a humistat. They are little clear see-through vial containers that
>you put about 1 oz of water in that gradually releases the moisture into
>the case. I get mine at local Cigar stores. About $6 (less then the $10
>dampit, and works a lot better)

Or then there's orange peel...plus you get to eat the orange, which is
good for you.

Seriously, I had a repair tech who hated Dampits, because the moisture
was "too wet". He felt that the extreme initial moisture led to rusted
springs. He recommended orange peels, and from the extreme humidity of
Richmond Virginia (USA) to upstate NY (very cold and dry in the winter,
Sept ->May!) that has worked for me.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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