Author: BartHx
Date: 2011-01-08 15:14
Where I am in California's Central Valley we don't tend to have large swings in humidity, so keeping the case humidified is a bit easier. I find a pill bottle just small enough to fit into the bell of my clarinet when it is in the case. I use a hot nail to melt four to six holes in the bottle just below the cap and cut a piece of kitchen sponge to just fit inside the bottle. After saturating the sponge, I shake out any excess water, replace the cap, and store it in the bell. I have an instrument that was developing three hairline cracks and a loose ring at the center socket and, after a few months with the pill bottle, I have not been able to locate the cracks again (except that I know where they are) and the ring is tight.
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