Hallo Susanne, I once got the recommendation not only to be sure to always use a wooden case, as it keeps some moisture in the material, but to close it every time while playing, so that the moisture will not escape so easily from the case.
Viele Grüße Stephan -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von Susanne Herre Gesendet: Sonntag, 11. Januar 2015 15:52 An: LuteNet Betreff: [LUTE] Avoiding cracks and lute parts getting unglued - dry weather Dear lute friends, It's winter time, so e.g. in Central Europe here it can be quite dry outside. As a result of a train trip on one of those dry days the table of my baroque mandolin loosened from the body although I avoided to put my instrument next to heatings and put some water inside the case. What might be the reasons of those things happening? Is it about the changing from the train to the outside e.g.? Is it the dryness inside the (often too strongly) heated train? Can it happen in a few seconds/minutes having laid the instrument next to a hidden heating? What are you doing to avoid those miseries? Is it better to loosen the strings? How much water and in which way do you put it into the case? Many thanks for helpful hints! Susanne To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
