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Re: Reed humidity control

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-10-24 22:39

Funny thing is, after you've wet the reed before playing on it, it's probably more than 79% saturated and after ten or fifteen minutes of playing, it has probably absorbed pretty much all it can (100%).

I realize the humidity levels on the humidipacks refer to the ambient humidity of the air around the reed, not the level of saturation of the reed itself. But it seems to me the generally claimed benefits of keeping your reeds humidified are (a) the reeds are supposed to be less likely to warp and (b) it takes you less time to get the reed wet enough to play on. So, you should be able to tell pretty quickly whether or not the humidification is making any positive difference.

FWIW, I don't find that reeds warp any more consistently with or without humidification. Reeds that I keep in a humidity-controlled case do need less time to be ready to play, but within a few minutes of playing, I've never noticed that they play differently from unhumidified reeds. Some players claim they get better reed life with humidification. Of course, you can't do the same reed both ways, and different reeds will have different lifespans anyway, so that's also a hard one to "prove."

Karl

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