Klarinet Archive - Posting 000642.txt from 2006/03

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Re: humistat or humidifying device
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:06:54 -0500

How about another suggestion for the humistats!

The company sells a small one, half the size of lipstick and a larger
one about the size of a hockey puck. I use the larger one (plus the
small hydrometer they sell) in large (shoe box size) tupperwear type
containesr for the long term storage of my reeds. I have four
containers, one for tube cane, one for all saxophone reeds, one for
clarinet reed brands I do not use that often and the fourth for the
reeds I regularly play on.

I keep my reed cases in the containers also, and have to remember to get
them out for gigs! I keep the containers at 40-50% humidity.

The only warning is ALWAYS use fresh clean water to fill either size of
the humidistats. I made the mistake of filling them up from my 1-2 day
old reed water and the bacteria had a field day in the humidistat's
sponges.

Dave

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