Living in South Florida this seems a quaint idea, but when growing up in Connecticut our house had trays built into the tops of the radiator enclosures. Filling these with water every few days during the winter kept the air humidified. But I suppose today there are more efficient heating methods than radiators. On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Mayes, Joseph wrote:
> Sponge, Dampit, What hast thou? I find an equal amount of danger from > dripping moisturizers as from dryness. I have a room humidifier running > night and day between Oct. and May. > > Best, > > Joseph Mayes > > > On 3/7/11 12:17 PM, "Edward Mast" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Any music store will probably carry the type of humidifiers made to fit into >> the sound holes of cellos or violins (basically a perforated plastic tube >> with >> a sponge inside). I use one of these and simply place it in the peg box area >> of the case. I've also tried a kitchen sponge in a baggie, (with some holes >> cut in it), but mildew did build up in the sponge, so I prefer the violin >> humidifier. >> >> On Mar 6, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Suzanne Angevine wrote: >> >>> Artist sponges made damp and enclosed loosely in a baggie, stuffed in the >>> pegbox part of the case are what I've heard of. >>> >>> Suzanne >>> >>> On 3/6/2011 5:45 PM, Dan Smith wrote: >>>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a humidifier for lute. Would >>>> appreciate any advice - thanks. >>>> >>>> ------------------ >>>> Dan Smith >>>> Raleigh, NC >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >> >> >> >
