Dennis thank you, I live in Kansas and in winter we need lots of heat. Have a great day. Jerry
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Dennis Sherman <[email protected]>wrote: > Chicago can be very humid in summer, and very dry in winter. > > I find that simply keeping a damp sponge (regular cheap kitchen type) in a > sandwich baggie (flip top, not zip) in the case works well enough to > humidify the case during the heating season. No need for an expensive > purpose built humidifier. > > You do have to be careful not to get too much water in the sponge - damp, > not wet. And remember to check regularly (every few days) to re-wet it. > But otherwise, it has been working well for me. > > -- > Dennis Sherman > Chicago, IL, USA > http://www.dennissherman.com > > > *From:* Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, October 7, 2010 6:31:13 AM > *Subject:* Re: [HG-new] Bassot's Italian brother > > I'm trying to get a case humidifier, but there's no such thing in my part > of the WORLD (we only have those silly "dampits" for guitars). I'll try and > IMPORT a serious case humidifier in the next few months, before the next dry > season. > > not every place and country has access to stuff like you do so easily... > The closest HG teacher, for example, is at least 10 THOUSAND kilometers > away... I also have to procure strings OVERSEAS... > > well, it's part of the fun of playing such a different instrument, but I do > resent a little bit this kind of tone... > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Simon Wascher <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Am 06.10.2010 um 07:52 schrieb Augusto de Ornellas Abreu: >> >> My problem is exactly the opposite >>> for some reason, during our dry season (we get 10% humidity here for over >>> three months!), many of my keys start to stick. Logic would tell me that it >>> should be the opposite (a wood expands with humidity)... >>> >> >> the reason is simple and logic: If the tangentbox gets very dry the boards >> of the box get warped, the tangents get fixed by the warped board. >> >> 10% humidity here >>> >> >> sorry, this is far beyond all limits acceptable. either humidify the air >> in which the instrument is kept or live with that problems. >> >> kind regards, Simon >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from >> new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- The Bearded Blacksmith -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
