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Re: dampits and humistats

Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2007-11-16 13:26

<<But - since the instrument cases are not airtight, how would the humidity level be measured anyway?>>

Very salient point.

I have from time to time kept a humistat and a hygrometer in my various oboe and/or clarinet cases, and another one (hygrometer) in the practice room. What I have noticed is that the humidity inside the case is always just the same as the ambient humidity of the room.

It may be that a room humidifier would be a better choice than a case humidifier. (We have a whole-house humidifier attached to our furnace. I can indeed tell the difference when it is working or not working -- it malfunctioned one winter, and we all felt it, including the instruments.)

Susan

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