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Thread #59901   Message #956900
Posted By: bet
21-May-03 - 10:00 AM
Thread Name: Tech: instrument care when changing humidity
Subject: Tech: instrument care when changing humidity
I am leaving dry Colorado for the summer. My instruments, violin, guitar, dulcimer will be going to Cardiff, CA.,close to the ocean with me. I am leaving them there while I go to Alaska and then return for the Larks Camp in August. I've heard that woods will absorb the mositure and become "dull" sounding. If this is a fact, what can I do to prevent this. I do know that when I come back home in August I will need to add a humidifier to each case to prevent cracking.
Any thoughts and tips you might have will really be appreciated.
bet