Klarinet Archive - Posting 000641.txt from 2006/03

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: humistat was RE: [kl] bore oil vs. humistat or humidifying device
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:59:57 -0500

"George Huba" <ghuba@-----.com>
Subject: RE: [kl] bore oil vs. humistat or humidifying device
Message-ID: <005a01c65459$28d68dd0$6601a8c0@-----.LLC>

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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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George - the site owner does own the company. Btw - the Humistat is now made
with Lexan and is "non-breakable". The older models would sometimes crack
over time and the new material fixed that problem. To initially use it, I
suggest soaking it with the top off overnight in water to "prep" the cotton
in it to better absorb the water. That makes a big difference for a new
humistat in how quickly it will start giving off moisture.

David B.

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