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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2003-06-24 13:04
Hi guys, just moved to my new house.
In my room, I have floor boards and a high ceiling, and a gas heater in the wall. At the moment, I have my clarinet sitting about a foot away from it, however, I'm wondering, since the heater is programmed to turn on in the mornings and in the evenings, is this a good place to keep it?
Where is the best place to keep your clarinet while it is in it's case?
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Author: hans
Date: 2003-06-24 13:47
Tim,
IMO, you should store your clarinet where it will have the most constant environment; i.e., the least amount of fluctuation in temperature and humidity. One foot from a heater is looking for trouble.
Out of sight might be good too, unless you have a burglar alarm.
Hans
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-06-24 14:18
Morrigan- We presume you are in Australia, from the "au", so advice from us in the Northern Hemi. may not apply too well! [Its REAL hot here now, praying for rain in places!]. As Hans said, I also suggest that storage in the most constant temp/hum. environment locations is best/safest. A close friend just had his PRO Selmer crack in an outdoor concert!! Earlier I suggested winter-time storage in either the kitchen or BATH room [was criticized for the latter, replied "AWAY from any toilet!!" ] for higher [50% R H] locations. I keep my many woods away from locations where the temp. "cycles" via heaters and sunlight [auto trunks , boots? to some!] Take care of them! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-06-24 15:07
Don Berger advised: "A close friend just had his PRO Selmer crack in an outdoor concert!!"
Such things can happen when the Clarinet is taken from one environment into another which is very different. Of course, plastic Clarinets are very useful outdoors, as they are impervious to that problem.
Morrigan, never store your Clarinet near a heater. When the heater is operating, warmer air in the area will have decreased vapor pressure, so moisture will leave the Clarinet. When the heater turns off, the Clarinet will reabsorb the moisture it has lost. This in-and-out action will harm the wood.
I suggest you keep your Clarinet in an environment similar to the one in which it is played. The closer you achieve this, the less your Clarinet will swell or shrink (or crack) just when you want it to be the most stable. And if your normal humidity is very low, I suggest oiling your Clarinet to replace at least some of the lost moisture with proper oil.
Regards,
John
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Author: diz
Date: 2003-06-24 23:48
Morrigan - how's the MSO doing in St Petersberg, have you heard?
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