Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 2009/09

From: Joseph Fasel <jhfasel@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] desert climates?
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:30:45 -0400

Also, posts move around as the wood shrinks and expands. It's best to
keep a constant humidity. Here in northern New Mexico, I store all of
my woodwinds in a humidified room.

--Joe

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net> wro=
te:
> That's no doubt true where cracking is concerned, but loose rings can be
> caused by dryness.
>
> Karl
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:11 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] desert climates?
>>
>> I have lived here in Las Vegas for a long time and I don't know anyone
>> that does anything special or has had any problems. =A0It is changes in
>> humidity that have the potential to cause problems, not constant low
>> humidity.
>>
>> Gary
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>>
>> Curtis Bennett wrote:
>> > 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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