If you go for a room humidifier, make sure you get one with a hygrostat built in, or buy a hygrostat separately. This will allow you to keep the humidity at a constant level, avoiding too much moisture in the air which can walls go mouldy (but will please your houseplants). Most humidifiers, if left on all the time, produce a higher level of humidity in a normal-size room than is necessary. I keep mine at 50%. I find that the sound of my instruments deteriorates if the humidity is much higher than that. Also, if you use gut strings then they will stay in tune better and last much longer if you avoid high levels of humidity. Unfortunately, most modern concert halls don't take this into account... Best, Sam
On 7 March 2011 23:09, <[1][email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have any recommendations for a humidifier for lute. Would > appreciate any advice - thanks. regulating the humidity of your home might be the best option; all your instruments, your furniture, pets, people will all benefit. Mildew is the enemy, and the smaller the case the more likely it is to go mildew. Talk to music stores which deal with serious students of violin, cello, and piano, all of which have comercial solutions for humidification. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Sam Chapman Oetlingerstrasse 65 4057 Basel (0041) 79 530 39 91 -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
