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Author: tb0b
Date: 2000-12-03 04:09
is one dampit enough for my clarinet?
also...where should I put the dampit in my case? I have a regular R13 case. can i just put it in the accessory compartment? or do i need to put it next to the joints?
I've heard some people talking about the rubber (or whatever it is) in dampits doing something to the silver plating on keys. But has it actually happened to anyone? I have a dampit that I bought from wwandbw a few weeks ago that i want to use on my R13 w/ silver plated keys.
what other brands of humidifiers are there?
i saw a Leblanc Humistat Humidifier in the wwandbw cat. Have any of you tried it? what is it like compared to dampits?
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Author: mw
Date: 2000-12-03 04:30
when I have used a dampit in my r-13 case, it was always placed in the accessory compartment/area. I couldn't stand the though of a wet piece of rubber being in continuous contact with the bore of my horn.
AND, maybe I am/was wrong, I feel much better NOT letting something contact the wood.
I have recently placed a "homemade humidifier". you can read about it in some recent posts here on the BB. best thing, it won;t hardly cost you anythingl dampits are a tad expensive if we stop to consider what they are made out of. in fact, the most expensive thing in a damit package isn't the dampit, its probably the humiditiy gauge which comes with eahc one. : - ) mw
best of luck.
mw
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Author: KevinS
Date: 2000-12-03 16:56
TbOb,
IMHO, the humistat is a better option. The rubber in the Dampit over time can crack and decay. Once the decay begins, you can damage your case, or worse, your horn. I have used a humistat for a long time, it's solid plastic construction and vacuum seal work very well. It's also much smaller than the dampit, so more room is left in the case for other items. Mine wasn't that expensive, around the same price as the dampits here in Las Vegas.
Luck,
Kevin
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2000-12-04 14:46
Never used a dampit or even touched one. But regarding rubber and silver...
Rubber is vulcanized using sulfur. Sulfur reacts with silver to create tarnish. Fumes from rubber items in your case will cause silver plating, if your instrument is silver-plated, to tarnish.
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Author: mw
Date: 2000-12-04 16:36
Kevin, FWIW, I own a Humistat, too. However, the "homemade humidifier" that I described is MUCH cheaper (cost is about zero). Frankly, the Humistat (I think it might be a Leblanc product) doesn't adjust as well as it should. I have to poke it with a paper clip end or a sewing needle from time-to-time. You can't take really take it apart on the adjusting end.(or at least I haven't figured out how) I think I paid about 4 or 5 bucks for my Humistat. Best regards.
mw
PS I am experimenting with plastic film (small) canisters. Seems to work very well. I make a decent size hole in the middle of the removable top & have even played with glued down the top. Open to any new ideas?.
PSS Most people throw away their canisters you can go to any photo processing store & they'lll give em to you (or ask them to hold some before they trash 'em)
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Author: Jesse Rogers
Date: 2000-12-05 16:34
I used an old Vandoren reed box (the purple plastic box), cut the divider out of the middle, bored some holes in one side with my swiss army knife and cut a piece of sponge to fit the inside of the box. I placed the humidifier in the case. Are you planning to put the dampit inside the bore? If you are playing the clarinet a lot, the bore will be kept humid by your spit, it will expand, the outside of the clarinet will dry out and shrink, this will cause cracks, I don't recommend a dampit in the bore.
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