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Optimal humidity has a profound impact on musical instruments such as increasing their durability and longevity, changing their sound and appearance, and increases their value by prolonging their life.

Humidity between 40% to 55% RH is considered the optimum range for instruments, and you can now easily check your home humidity levels using a home hygrometer. Check it out and see how you can improve your home today!


Musical Instruments Require Special Care

Pianos, as well as many string, plucked and wind instruments are made from extravagant woods in a climatewith monitored humidity and temperature.

恰當地命名為“Tondwoods”;木材已經緩慢而平直地增長並且具有很大的聲音特性。Tonewood is air-dried and stored for many yearsuntil all tensions in the wood have beenrelieved asmuch as possible.

But this process requires continual care and attention!

The humidity these climate sensitive instruments are exposed to has amajor impact on its longevity, playability, sound and, last but not least, its appearance.

Musical instrumentssuffer greatly from air that is too dry.If a warm instrument comes into contact with cold air,its surface driesbecause it warms the air, which then removes moisture from it.

Various instruments on a wooden background

你的吉他,小提琴,大提琴等......

Rough fret edges are a first, clear indication of dry air. Because of the lack of humidity, the wooden fingerboard shrinks, but the metal of the fret ends does not. This causes the edges to protrude upward. Drying wood can also be recognized by a change in the guitar ceiling. Normally, this is slightly curved outwards.

Another sign of low humidity is a wavy surface, as the softwood portions are more intrusive and rub against the hardwood portions. Cracks in the ceiling usually occur directly behind the bridge and run to the near end of the body, while the strings push the bridge strongly against the ceiling.

If the relative humidity is extremely low,the ceiling will continue to collapse.橋的末端似乎彎曲。The bridge can tear off under load.指板的末端將略微降低到頂部的聲孔中。這也降低了弦高度,弦束擊中天花板 - 它們嗡嗡聲。不放鬆的支柱可以推出吊頂周圍的部分。

An individual playing sheet music on a violin

Your Piano

Pianos and other keyboard instruments have a soundboard made of spruce to amplify the sound. Several slats of different widths are glued together in a precise fashion. The strings are then stretched across the soundboard. Their pull is particularly high on concert grand pianos. Without proper humidification, the soundboard can easily crack from the various pressures.

同樣,在鋼琴和大鋼琴,錘子可能會因濕度而被卡住 - 當聲音“掛起”時最常見的原因。

Often pianos are veneered. The veneer technique is used for multiple joined wood paintings and inlays. Various pieces of wood are combined on a surface in such a way that a smooth surface is created. Due to dry air, the joints between each piece of wood can tear open and the joints of the wood underneath can be damaged.


So, it makes sense to think about the right humidity! Because dry air, which deprives the material of vitality and moisture, also damages the sound quality and ultimately the financial value of your instrument.

A woman playing piano

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