Comments on: Quick Tip for Humidification

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:56:57 +0000

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!

By: Jeremy Kurtz

Jeremy Kurtz — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:43:04 +0000

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!

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:54:54 +0000

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

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:59:33 +0000

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!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:36:45 +0000

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