Dear Susanne,
Sorry to hear you've been having these problems. Others will doubtless
have useful suggestions, but one thing I would suggest is that whenever
you move from one environment to another (from dry to wet, or hot to
cold), leave the instrument in the case for as long as possible. If you
take it out straight away, it has to make a very quick adjustment,
whereas if you leave it in the case the case slows down the process of
acclimatisation.
Best wishes,
Martin
On 11/01/2015 15:52, Susanne Herre 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
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