Author: Wes
Date: 2014-01-12 02:30
A few weeks ago, my reeds acted strangely, but I learned from the weather report that rain storms were coming. When it gets too humid, I put the reed case under an incandescent lamp for 5 minutes or so, which helps, especially when the relative humidity is above 70 per cent. Low humidity is fine with me, except that one has to wet the reeds before playing on them.
Oversoaking reeds does not work for me, but only stiffens the reed too much.
Air barometric pressure seems to have an effect, also. Perhaps when air pressure goes up and down, humid air is drawn into the reed tubes, and the moisture stays there, stiffening the reed. In the Mojave desert, I saw antenna feed horns that were full of water because of daily ups and downs of air pressure drawing in moisture laden air. The feeds were normally pressurized with dry nitrogen but when it ran out, the feeds would fill with water from the daily variations in air pressure. due to tiny leaks in the semi-sealed feeds.
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