Klarinet Archive - Posting 000778.txt from 1999/06

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: Humidity
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:46:25 -0400

LeliaLoban@-----.com
Subject: [kl] Humidity
Message-ID: <c6fe66dc.24a54d12@-----.com>
> I have often read that you should put orange peels in your clarinet case
> in order to keep the humidity at ~50%. Has anyone ever heard of using a
> dampit (which is used by violin and viola players, to name a few, to
> control humidity)?
I recommend the Dampit, instead of the orange peels. Too bad, because they
smell so nice.

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What I have found to work the best by far is the Humistat. Muncy, WW&BW,
sells them for around $6. They are a vial filled with about 2 TB. water
that gradually releases the moisture. I find that the Dampit's release
water much too quickly, and have to be filled daily. Too much moisture is a
very bad thing, as it can rust the springs. These you fill once a week
(aprox.), and work very well. Also these can't be placed in the bore - a
fatal mistake that some dampit users make (a repair man told me about a
clarinet exploding cause the "teacher" told him to place it in the bore.

David Blumberg
playit@-----.com
Have you heard? http://www.mytempo.com

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