I've used the D'Addario system in my guitar case for a while now. It
seems to work quite well. But there is really no warning system when
theA humidpaksA need to be replaced. On the guitar you handle them
daily since oneA actually goes in the soundhole, you extract it and put
it back each time you play. But on the lute you just toss them inside
the case. When you handle them you can tell they need to be replaced
because they become hard, less gel-like then when you first get them.
At that point, they are basically useless.
If you keep your case closed and if you have a good case (it helps to
have one with a rubber gasket all the way around, not sure if lute
cases come this way?) the humidpaks will last longer, perhaps even all
winter. If they become hard they need to be replaced. It is possible to
"recharge" them with various methods if you would like to save some
money, though I've had mixed results with that.
I also keep one of these in my lute case, clips on nicely:
[1]https://www.stringsbymail.com/oasis-case-humidifier-2121.html
Regards,
Charles
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 12:24 PM, stephen arndt
<[2]stephenwar...@verizon.net> wrote:
I am trying the D'Addario Two-Way Humidification System on my
various instruments this winter. Since this is my first time using
them, it is too early for me to say how well they work. I bought
mine at the local Guitar Center, which probably doesn't exist where
you live. You can order them at various places online, though. Here
is one link, where you can read numerous customer reviews, which may
help you to decide if you want to try it:
[3]http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Humidipak-Automatic-Humidity/d
p/B000OMG0KI/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Good luck!
Stephen
-----Original Message----- From: Susanne Herre
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 8:52 AM
To: LuteNet
Subject: [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
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References
1. https://www.stringsbymail.com/oasis-case-humidifier-2121.html
2. mailto:stephenwar...@verizon.net
3.
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Humidipak-Automatic-Humidity/dp/B000OMG0KI/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
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