Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2007/01

From: Gary Smith <gm.smith@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] instrument acting odd....
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:41:32 -0500

I had a loose bell ring and got a humistat which worked really well but
took around a month to get going - slowly is best. I now keep it topped
up and have not had a re-occurrence of the problem for the last year or
so. Humidity in the case runs at around 55%.

Gary

On Sun, 2007-01-07 at 21:33 -0800, Mark Sausville wrote:
> I have an orange tree in my back yard. While there are plenty of
> oranges, they don't taste very good, so it's no sacrifice to peel one
> and take a few smallish pieces and insert in the case. I change them
> out every few days. How dry they get over a couple of days is a fairly
> good indication of how dry it is in the case.
>
> The Doctor's Products sells a small hygrometer and device (I believe
> called a Humistat) that can be carried in the case. I use these also.
>
> In our environment, I find it quite difficult to get over about 50% RH
> in the cases. I'd be happier at 55 or 60. Much more than that and mold
> begins to be a problem.
>
> Perhaps someone on the list could give us an ideal RH.
>
> Moennig used to advise warming the instrument under the arm before
> playing in cold climates to reduce thermal shock. That's undoubtedly a
> good idea.
>
> I'm thinking more and more about plastic, hard rubber or Greenline
> instruments as I double pretty regularly. Letting the instrument sit
> ignored before playing it can't be particularly good for it.
>
> M.
>
> Gillian Craven wrote:
> > My clarinet is three years old and I live in Scotland so it is
> > possibly related to temperature/humidity. I am always very careful
> > about not leaving instrument near heaters and leaving it to adjust
> > before playing.
> > I am aware that this is likely to be the problem but not sure what I
> > shold do with the instrument now. what tricks are you aware of to get
> > water back in ?
> >
> > Gillian
>
>
>
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