I've been using the smaller of the two case humidifiers made by Planet Waves, purchased online. It come with a small humidifier that gets charged with distilled water and fastens to the case lining via velcro (adhesive dots supplied). It also has a separate electronic humidistat so you can see what the conditions are in the case. Both are slim ellipsoid devices that fit in the case well. I keep the humidifier in the peg head end of the case, not touching the instrument. It seems to work pretty well, though I have had occasional slipping pegs in the winter. Then again, I have very dry, central hot air heating and it must be like a desert in my house this time of year.
Regards and good luck! Leonard Williams On 1/11/15, 9:52 AM, "Susanne Herre" <[email protected]> wrote: > >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
