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Re: Hygrometers

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-02-25 07:17

Ken Lagace wrote:

> I don't bother. Just the reeds and one wood clarinet to
> protect.

It has as much to do with static shocks and dried nasal passages as with keeping my clarinets and reeds (and my wife's viola and violin) at proper humidity.

> Would a fan better distribute the humidity for more even
> numbers?

Three of them are next to each other on the same file cabinet. No distribution to improve.

> Or more expensive Hygrometers?

Well, that's a major part of my question. But, apparently, relative humidity is an elusive thing to determine. There are a number of ways to do it and there's not a really foolproof way of checking an individual hygrometer's accuracy. There are meters that are used by professional meteorologists, which are pricey (four digits left of the decimal point), and many home models seem designed more for decorative value. I'm hoping others may have actually discovered reliable meters.

> Not an expert, only throwing out some thoughts.

That makes at least two (probably many more) of us.