Klarinet Archive - Posting 000265.txt from 2001/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Humidification
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:42:33 -0500

Josh,
If you mean actually humidifying the practice room with some kind of
electric humidifier - it'll probably mean more to your respiratory tract
than to the clarinet, but go ahead, so long as the humidifier isn't making
the clarinet and your music damp (which can cause trouble with pads and
springs, not to mention the paper the music is printed on). If you mean
humidifying the case with Dampits or orange peels, I'd say (my own opinion)
that you probably don't need to do anything about humidity if you aren't
getting loose rings. The basic principle I've usually followed is "If it
ain't broke, don't fix it."

BTW, over-humidifying a practice room with a piano in it can cause real rust
problems in the piano. Check with a competent piano tuner before you do it.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua460@-----.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:33 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Humidification
>
>
> I live in Lexington, KY, and the humidity in my house stays at
> about 31-38%
> in the winter. Do any of you have any opinions about using a
> humidifiers in
> practice rooms.
> I have heard that you should not disturb the instrument's natural
> environment. Is this true?
>
> Josh Gardner
> University of Kentucky
>
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