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Re: Travelling, Climate, Acclimatization?

Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2011-07-12 17:00

My brother, the forrestry engineer specializing in quality control of lumber for 30+ years, emphassizes and quotes scientific study after another that humidity is the culprit, not temperature. (With temperature changes often come variances in humidity.)

His only advice may not be practical: let the wood rest for 24 hours in the typical environment where it will be used..... It might be more practical to carry a dampening device in your case at all times to keep the moisture high: when you play, moisture from your breath is present in the bore of your instrument.

But if you go to a very dry place, I think you might benefit from a gradual approach: take the instrument out for only a few minutes and play. Put it back for 2-3 hours, and take it out for a half an hour. Put it back for 1-2 hours and practice for an hour etc.

--- I make no guarantees this will prevent cracks! ----

Hopefully, this should help prevent troubles. If you have a few days to acclimatize, spread out that gradual routine over the time you have.

Best of luck!

Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music

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