Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2009/09

From: Walter Grabner <grabnerwg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] desert climates?
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:49:28 -0400

That's no doubt true where cracking is concerned, but loose rings can be
caused by dryness.>>

That's true. Also keys can bind and stick due to the contraction of
the wood. I dehumidify my workshop in the summer and humidify like
crazy in the winter. I have been known to run three humidifiers in my
clarinet work are in the long Chicago winters where the indoor climate
becomes so dry.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
World Class clarinet Mouthpieces

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:20 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
>
>> -----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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