Klarinet Archive - Posting 000903.txt from 1999/06

From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE: Humidity
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:14:28 -0400

I don't think you're doing any harm. For my daughter's new bass clarinet, I
made a humidifier from a used 35mm film container. I punched a number of
small holes in the plastic "can" with a leather punch and packed the inside
with a piece of sponge. The container keeps the wet sponge from direct
contact with anything, and the size of the holes regulates how long it takes
to dry out. Works like a champ.

MikeC

-----Original Message-----

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 19:35:24 -0500
From: clarinetken@-----.com
Subject: Humidity
Message-ID: <19990626.193527.-179393.1.clarinetken@-----.com>

What does everyone think about cutting up pieces of sponge and scattering
them (moistened) throughout the case and moistening them with some water
when they dry out? That is what I have done for the past couple years
and haven't had a problem. It helped a lot during my first experience of
the dry Chicago air during the winter from all the heat this year. I
relied on that and oiling the clarinet often (maybe once a week or every
2 weeks) with Almond oil.

Am I doing harm to my instruments?

Thanks!

Kenneth Chin
Clarinet Performance
DePaul University

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