Double Bass Humidifiers

[gerry grable]

It's that time of the year again. The furnace is on and the air is getting dry. My bass is in great physical shape other than an annoying, come and go wolf tone ( I've bought and used those screw set eliminators of various sizes from Gollihur to no avail . Useless! They are in my bass parts drawer with my old D'Armand pickup.
Foam stuffed under the tail piece works the best for me.) But I digress.
I want to do it by the book this year, so rather than the damp-it tubes, I want to get a humidifier.
Any suggestions of brands and/or types? My music (practice) room is very small, around 600 cubic feet and I don't want dew forming on my bass.
Thanks.

 

[shwashwa]

You won't get dew. Get one with a high and a low setting and get a cheap hygrometer also

 

[s van order]

It's that time of the year again. The furnace is on and the air is getting dry. My bass is in great physical shape other than an annoying, come and go wolf tone ( I've bought and used those screw set eliminators of various sizes from Gollihur to no avail . Useless! They are in my bass parts drawer with my old D'Armand pickup.
Foam stuffed under the tail piece works the best for me.) But I digress.
I want to do it by the book this year, so rather than the damp-it tubes, I want to get a humidifier.
Any suggestions of brands and/or types? My music (practice) room is very small, around 600 cubic feet and I don't want dew forming on my bass.
Thanks.

Re wolf tone damper, you might google up the Bice version. Tamed my cello wolf nicely and a version is made for bass. Easy to slide up and down as the wolf moves with the seasons. The screw set versions, I agree, do not get it done.

 

[tonequixote]

Get a warm mist humidifier with a variable rate control along with an accurate hygrometer. Monitor and adjust as conditions dictate.