There is a professional tree-torturer on this list. I'm sure he will appear soon. RT
> There appears to be no definitive solution. To the extent that I do > not live in an asylum for hyperactive children and orphaned flying > squirrels, directly atop the san andreas fault, I'm in good shape. But > it still sounds dicey. I may check into those bonsai plants myself. > > thanks, Anthony. > > > >> 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 >> > of those >> > little humidifiers you soak in H2O. >> > >> > >> > >> > Does anyone recommend them? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _____ >> > >> > 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sep 10, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Stephen W. Gibson wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > the cases have to take up space >> > >> > somewhere, and they'll take up exactly the same amount of space with >> > >> > the instruments inside them. >> > >> > >> > >> > The same sort of argument applies to humidity: the air in the case >> > is the >> > 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 >> > would >> > get in its case. >> > >> > >> > >> > David R >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > To get on or off this list see list information at >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> >> > > -- > NeoMail - http://neomail.sourceforge.net > > >
