Klarinet Archive - Posting 000638.txt from 2006/03

From: "Warren Rosenberg" <wrosenberg47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] bore oil vs. humistat or humidifying device
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:37:24 -0500

Yes, thanks for the info. I thought it was a great buy for the #1 humistat
($5.00) and I discovered he also sells a hydrometer/humistat for only
$12.10. And as you say, shipping is FREE! Go figure.
I've used it to keep some cigars nicely humidified at the almost closed
position. I didn't have a hydrometer, but after ruining some cigars at the
most open setting causing mold, a light setting worked fine. I'm surprised
that your use of a wide open setting results in only 50%. Of course, 100%
would be like rain in the case. :-)
Is 50% an optimum percentage without causing problems?

It's a very nicely designed little product. Get it while it's hot!

If humidification is the way to go, I'm surprised I read more about bore oil
whose use has its detractors than proper humidity.

PS. Mark or anyone else...Why does my email get kicked back when I type in
To: Klarinet@-----. I get a failure report mentioning something
about MIME content. I haven't performed any mime in quite a while!
I had to take an email someone wrote, delete the body of the email and the
subject, and insert my email, thereby "tricking" whatever the problem was.

> The Humistat is found at http://www.humistat.com and shipping is free.
>
> http://www.humistat.com/prod01frame.htm for Clarinet. To me it is the
hands
> down best way to add humidity to the Clarinet.
> Completely blows away the dampit as it releases humidity much slower so
that
>
> it doesn't dry out daily and holds many times more water in it.
>
> Disclaimer: I'm good friends with the owner of the company.
>
>
> David Blumberg
> http://www.mytempo.com
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>
> I do not even know who owns the Humistat manufacturer. On the other hand,
I
> do know that if you put TWO humistats inside a fairly new clarinet case
and
> set them at the full open position, the humidity inside the case will
> typically be between 45-50% as measured by a calibrated hygrometer also
kept
> inside the case. The water in the humistats will last for about a week
> before they need to be refilled. [I use humistats in the cases of about a
> dozen clarinets, and the results are pretty much the same.]
>
>
>
>
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