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HUMIDITY  #2

1/23/2013

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I AM WORRIED ABOUT HUMIDITY!  Ever since hearing from a customer in the mid-west about her pinecone uke popping a joint as a result of dry atmosphere and low humidity I have been on a bit of a crusade to educate myself on the matter.  This I have learned.  If you bring an acoustic instrument from a moist climate to a dry one you are apt to have serious trouble.  If you live in a dry climate, a very cold climate, or an air conditioned house you owe it to your instruments to be aware of humidity.  I recently bought a simple little device to record the humidity.  It cost me $28.00,  peanuts compared to damaging a fine instrument.  I took  this photo just now in my workshop.  Humidity at 31%.  I guess that is not threatening but I understand that 40 to 45% is ideal.  
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IF you fit into the threatened category above your solution is simple.  1.  buy a humidity meter  2. buy a humidifier  3. keep your instrument in its case with a dampened humidifier to bring the humidity to 40%.  Don't get it much more than that because that can cause trouble too.  
A humidifier is a simple device, kind of like a sponge that holds water and passes it off slowly.



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