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Author: blazian
Date: 2008-05-23 20:48
Over this upcoming summer, my school is replacing the air-con, and it's supposedly going to take a few months. I have a question regarding the instruments in the heat of our band hall:
How detrimental is this to the instruments (woodwinds AND brass)?
Our band hall is half submerged into the ground, so this should help keep the room cooler....(?) What I'm really worried about is the bassoons, tenor/bari saxes, and bass/contra clarinets we have. I couldn't find any info on the subject, except maybe the pads could fall out(?) or something could rot.
- Martin
Post Edited (2008-05-23 20:50)
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Author: Jkelly32562
Date: 2008-05-24 06:49
I am no expert on anything, but I think it has to do with location, I know where I am in the south, heat = humidity, and hot, wet air I think is more damaging than a dry heat, but I could be wrong. Either way, I would seek storage, and not subject that much money to those conditions.
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2008-05-24 08:30
There is no danger at all from heat in this situation. The heat is not nearly high enough.
Think of instruments like living things. If you put a dog in a car on a hot day with the windows up it might die, but those temperatures are much higher than what you will have without A/C.
I really would not be worried.
Humidity can encourage mold and rust, but I really doubt that it is a big deal in this situation.
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2008-05-24 08:41
From what I've read over the years it's sudden changes in humidity that damages the wood, not the temperature.
I believe that dry conditions are the worst because the wood shrinks and pulls away from the pillars and metal inserts.
The only problems I've noticed with high humidity is, as someone else pointed out, the growth of mould.
But I like french cheese, so no problem! ;-)
Steve
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Author: NorbertTheParrot
Date: 2008-05-24 10:05
I can see it might damage the instruments if they were stored in very humid conditions.
But merely playing them in these conditions isn't going to do any harm at all. How warm and humid do you think it is inside a clarinet while you are actually playing it?
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Author: blazian
Date: 2008-05-25 00:04
Well it's both hot and humid in Dallas, so I thought maybe there could be a problem. I really just wanted an excuse to take home a bassoon or two and a couple other instruments...
- Martin
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