Question for northwesterners

Sarkrates · Jan 23, 2009

Hey, I have developed a buzz on my kala,I'm going to try changing strings but I am worried about my new mele tenor. Do you guys in the northwest or specifically Seattle humidify your ukes or not. The guy at Dusty strings told me not to, he said it could cause problems if there is too much humidity, but my wife likes to keep the house pretty warm. And I'm not sure if I should throw a herco humidifier in or not. Seattle is a pretty moist place and I live right on a river but..... So what do you northwest locals do with your solid wood ukes? Thanks for any input.

Sark

thejumpingflea · Jan 23, 2009

Sarkrates said:
Hey, I have developed a buzz on my kala,I'm going to try changing strings but I am worried about my new mele tenor. Do you guys in the northwest or specifically Seattle humidify your ukes or not. The guy at Dusty strings told me not to, he said it could cause problems if there is too much humidity, but my wife likes to keep the house pretty warm. And I'm not sure if I should throw a herco humidifier in or not. Seattle is a pretty moist place and I live right on a river but..... So what do you northwest locals do with your solid wood ukes? Thanks for any input.

Sark

We have a high humidity. SOO it shouldn't be a problem.

That being said, I need a humidifier in my Kamaka case. It began to buzz and I shipped it back to MGM. He fixed it and sent a humidifier and I haven't had the problem since.

gp-ak · Jan 23, 2009

I humidify in the winters, yes.

bluesuke · Jan 23, 2009

Im in Oregon its wet here as well. But if you are running you furness a Lott that Will dry the air in the house I keep a humidifier in my case and have had no problems

Sarkrates · Jan 23, 2009

Cool, thanks for the info guys, guess it's off to the music shop for some humidifiers.

Sark

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