Check out the case humidifiers from Planet Wave (find them online):
http://www.music123.com/Accessories/Fretted-Instrument-Accessories--Parts/Hu
midifiers-for-Fretted-Instruments.site7LRF.category
They come small (violin size) and large (cello size). I use a large in my
hard case because it¹s kind of roomy. If your case is tight, the small will
work (I use a small one in my lute case‹not much room in there at all.).
They have a system with a box that holds the moisture to create humidity and
an electronic humidistat/thermometer which records highs and lows for
reference. The sensor used to come with your choice of humidifier size, but
I¹m not sure about that. Ask them if you are interested.
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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On 10/7/10 7:31 AM, "Augusto de Ornellas Abreu" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
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