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  • November 30, 2009 at 3:19 am #75054
    Zen Sojourner
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    I don’t know about a plain ol’ sponge, but this:

    http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Planet-Waves-GuitarCello-Humidifier?sku=421101

    has worked well for my 26 string lap harp (Blevins Bouree).

    November 30, 2009 at 3:20 am #75055
    Zen Sojourner
    Participant

    BTW (wish we could edit posts, oh well) I keep my harps in their cases at all times, which probably helps this type of humidifier to work better.

    December 9, 2009 at 4:01 pm #75056
    Minnesota Harpist
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    Carl, can you provide an actual link for these humidifiers?

    December 16, 2009 at 2:19 pm #75057
    Chris Asmann
    Participant

    The model I have is # 34355, but I’m sure it isn’t still made. #33257 looks much the same.

    December 16, 2009 at 3:31 pm #75058
    Donna O
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    Carol,

    I purchased and Essick/Moist Air whole house portable humidifier about a year ago.

    December 16, 2009 at 6:50 pm #75059
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
    Participant

    It must have been another thread, but I said, use a vaporizer or two. In a large room, their warm vapor won’t have any ill effect, but will humidify without needing expensive supplies or labor. I found Hunter’s to be crap, requiring replacement wicks, extensive cleaning, additional supplies, just ridiculous, and noisy. Vaporizers are nearly silent.

    December 16, 2009 at 7:31 pm #75060
    Minnesota Harpist
    Participant

    Thanks Donna, but I need something small and quiet.

    December 20, 2009 at 7:54 pm #75061
    Dwyn .
    Participant

    “This is my husbands home, not mine and I need something that will mainly just humidify the area near the instruments- my husband will not tolerate anything that causes moisture to collect at all on the windows.

    December 20, 2009 at 8:29 pm #75062
    Maria Myers
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    Dwyn

    I had the same thought as well!

    December 21, 2009 at 10:09 pm #75063
    jennifer-byrne
    Participant

    Humidity is something all we harp players should worry about but there is a potential

    December 22, 2009 at 2:31 am #75064
    Minnesota Harpist
    Participant

    Life is not always kind.

    December 22, 2009 at 2:35 am #75065
    Alicia D. Strange
    Participant

    Below

    December 22, 2009 at 1:25 pm #75066
    Minnesota Harpist
    Participant

    Thanks Alicia.

    December 22, 2009 at 5:10 pm #75067
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
    Participant

    If your harp has time to dry out gradually, I think lower humidity in the winter is not such a big problem as long as you have some. My harp started out in Minnesota, and it survived.

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