Quick Tip for Humidification


Hi readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com.

Monitoring and maintaining correct humidity levels for your bass can be a challenge. Many players don’t do anything, which seems to be the current trend.

However, if you are worried about it, here are two easy steps to ensure correct levels.

1. Buy a digital thermometer with a hygrometer from Radio Shack. These are accurate and inexpensive.

2. Rather than using Dampits which can actually drip and cause water damage, use a nasal mister! It delivers a fine mist which won’t damage the bass and is more useful anyway. 2 puffs a day when the humidity is below 40 percent is all you need.

Mister, Hygrometer

March 13, 2009 · Filed Under Peter Tambroni

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5 Responses to “Quick Tip for Humidification”

  1. Jason on March 13th, 2009 8:36 am

    Nice tip, Pete–I just put it out on Twitter!

  2. Paul on March 13th, 2009 1:59 pm

    Thanks for the tip Peter. Question: Where do I spray? Do I spray near the bass (not at it) and fairly close? Distilled water too?

    Thanks!

  3. Peter on March 14th, 2009 6:54 am

    Great question – I put two mists /puffs (NOT sqirts / sprays) – make sure your using one that mists or atomizes in an f-hole so it’s inside the bass. I don’t use distilled water – I think it’s a waste of time – we don’t use it in humidifiers and our atmosphere isn’t distilled :)

    Thanks for reading!!

    Peter

  4. Jeremy Kurtz on March 17th, 2009 11:43 am

    Hi Peter,
    I’ve been hearing about this suggestion from some other people, too. I’ve never personally had trouble with dampits (once I learned to wring them out before putting them in the bass!), but I have always been curious about their effectiveness. Do you know any way of actually _testing_ which method best distributes humidity?
    Thanks!

  5. Peter on March 18th, 2009 6:56 am

    Another good question. This will be a little difficult but here are some thoughts. The indoor / outdoor thermometer / hygrometer from Radio Shack has an outdoor sensor although I don’t know if it does humidity as well. If so, just put that in the bass.

    According Barrie Kolstein, humidity fills space like a bathtub – bottom to top. Therefore the Dampits would mostly be humidifying the lower half where as increase your distribution with the mister.

    I guess another non scientific method is – if your bass is stable and cracks aren’t appearing / growing and seams aren’t coming apart, you’re fine!

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