Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 2004/12

From: "D. Blumberg" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: humidity
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:17:14 -0500

http://www.humistat.com/prod01frame.htm

is what to get. You can control the amount of humidity very easily and
now they just came out with a vial which is made of Lexan which is
super durable.
Filling the vial with water lasts for about a week (6 days longer than
a dampit) and the humidity is released gradually. You can use it for
reed storage if you set it to the lowest level of humidity. Use water
only.

I used oranges for about a week and it turned my bell ring black. I
also wouldn't trust orange peels for the possible mold factor.

David Blumberg
http://download.com/davidblumberg (Brahms Trio)

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"DWH" <dwh46@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: humidity
Message-ID: <004801c4e0aa$887f9020$6601a8c0@ABACUS>

I only tried it once with reeds, out of curiosity. The reeds were
covered
with mildew in about forty-eight hours, and in winter. I likely used
too
much orange peel. But I have never had much trouble with reeds and
humidity
here, and never had reason to experiment further.

> When I still smoked pipe, over 25 years ago now, I occasionally used
this
> trick when my tobacco had dried out too much. Worked perfectly. But
never
> thought of controlling this way the humidity in my clarinet case.
Does it
> work also with reeds?Rien
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