Humidity Control

[Kenneth Sloane]

Don- Alas,I Don't take care of those instruments any more.   Ken
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--On Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:54 AM -0600 Don <drose@dlcwest.com> wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> It would be most interesting if you have *two* similar instruments to add
> a DC system to one and then tabulate the results. My gut reaction is that
> under the circumstances you list a full blown DC system may be able to
> migitate the tuning/regulation issues (particularly if they were moved and
> then plugged in as close to the performance as possible), but it would be
> *very* nice to know.
>
> At 10:45 AM 3/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> To All- I was in charge of several concert instruments that were kept in
>> a  storage room under precise environment control. However, the
>> auditorium in  which the instruments were used saw humidity fluctuations
>> between approx.  20% and 75%. Bringing the instruments (kept at 45%)
>> into the auditorium  almost always precipitated big changes in tuning
>> and regulation. I  preferred that the instruments be kept on stage at
>> least a week prior to  their use to acclimate.
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
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