Stephen
My lute developed a crack in the ebony veneer, in spite of being in
a case. I had it repaired, and someone suggested I should put a
"green snake" cello humidifier in the case to keep the lute humid
whenever the humidity dropped. I actually placed a hygrometer with
warning note in the case to call me when the critical point was
reached, and I should humidify the snake.
The crack reappeared, and my lutemaker told me that the humidifier,
although it was not in contact with the lute, was probably the cause.
He said that, as the humidifier did not evenly distribute the
humidity, this local variation could be sufficient to restart the
process.
I don't know whether he is right, but I am now wary, and worried. I
wish I had 30 Bonsais at the rescue.
Regards
Anthony
Le 10 sept. 07 à 16:07, Stephen W. Gibson a écrit :
> Actually, David, I didn't write that. Another contributor did.
> But your
> point is very well taken, unless, of course, the case contains one
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> little humidifiers you soak in H2O.
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> From: David Rastall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:03 AM
> To: Stephen W. Gibson
> Cc: LUTE-LIST
> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: hang 'em high
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> On Sep 10, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Stephen W. Gibson wrote:
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> the cases have to take up space
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> somewhere, and they'll take up exactly the same amount of space with
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> The same sort of argument applies to humidity: the air in the case
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> same as that in the room outside it. So hanging the lute on the
> wall does
> not necessarily expose the lute to more or less humidity than it it
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> get in its case.
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> David R
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