Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-01-24 19:07
bmcgar wrote:
> Karl,
>
> Yes, loose rings on clarinets that haven't been played for a
> while. But I've never, myself, seen key binding on properly
> maintained blackwood clarinets (rosewood, yes, but not
> blackwood). I was thinking of cracking, though.
>
As a matter of fact, the binding keys were on a "rosewood" clarinet. It happened twice.
> My main point is that humidification, as far as cracks go,
> PROBABLY is unnecessary and MAY cause problems, and obsessing
> about this and going to great lengths and expense to control
> humidity is probably a waste of time and money.
>
As far as cracking goes, I agree completely based on my own experience. I don't oil my clarinets' bores, either, which is far more against the norm here on the BB than humidification is.
> (If I recall correctly, someone actually posted on this BBD
> some time ago that it would be nice if a case would be invented
> that would monitor and closely control humidity and
> temperature, and circulate air inside the case! Can you imagine
> what that would cost!)
>
Ken mentioned one - the Lomax HumidPro line - in his post to this thread, so we don't so much have to imagine what it would cost.
Karl
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