Klarinet Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 2009/09

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] desert climates?
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:09:44 -0400

What's the orange peel for?

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Benjamin Maas <benmaas@-----.com> w=
rote:
> I think you'll get mixed views on oiling, but keeping the humidity up in =
the
> case is very important when you live in a dry climate. =A0Putting those
> humidifiers in the horn isn't the best of moves, but there are a number o=
f
> good case humidifiers out there.
>
> If you can't find one of the pretty ones, take a medicine bottle, poke ho=
les
> in it and put a damp sponge inside. =A0I know others who swear by a piece=
of
> orange peel inside the case as well.
>
> --Ben
>
> Benjamin Maas
> Fifth Circle Audio
> Long Beach, CA
> http://www.fifthcircle.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Curtis Bennett [mailto:curtis.bennett@-----.com]
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:01 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: [kl] desert climates?
>>
>> I've just recently moved to Phoenix (from Oklahoma), and a
>> fellow clarinet player here was telling me that I should be
>> sure to keep my horn oiled regularly, and she also suggested
>> a sort of humidity insert to keep inside my clarinet while
>> it's in its case, because of the lack of natural humidity here.
>>
>> I wanted to get some expert opinions on this. Is she right,
>> or is she an alarmist?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Curtis Bennett
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