Rainy and wet season violin maintenance how to proceed?

After a period of time, the south will enter the rainy Meiyu season, every Meiyu season always let the home everywhere in a humid state, hot sticky very comfortable! If THERE IS A violin IN the home is more trouble, if not done moisture-proof work, not careful will damage the violin. Today we will tell you what violin maintenance method, so that you can do violin maintenance in the face of wet and greasy rainy season!

Maintain proper indoor humidity

Because the violin material is composed of wood, and wood is quite easy to damp, if the violin itself is damp, because the absorption of water and gas expansion, there will be side plate, fingerboard degumming caused by low tone. Violin is extremely sensitive to humidity, so indoor humidity must be maintained at 60% ~ 40%, and keep dry and ventilated, can do the first step of violin maintenance.

Buy an appropriate piano case

The violin case is like the clothes of the violin, so the basic principle of violin maintenance is to choose the appropriate violin case. The violin itself is fragile goods, the violin case can avoid unnecessary collision damage, more importantly, the violin case can prevent too much water invasion of the violin, it is suggested that you can choose a "breathing" case, keep the air between the cases, will not let the case into a stew pot but is the violin body damp.

Wipe the body after use

The third violin maintenance method is Xiaobian think full of important links, many violinists may be in the use of the violin directly into the violin case, ignoring the work of wiping the violin. This step is crucial to the life of the violin. After use, use a dry, soft cloth to wipe the body and the rosin powder, not only to keep away moisture, but also to develop health habits.

Do not place excessive desiccant in the piano case

Yu Qin box placed desiccant this violin and maintenance method, users are many bass mistake, think in the piano box placed desiccant can keep the violin dry state, but forget one thing, desiccant will not judge, only will moisture absorption to saturation, dryer to place too much, can cause the violin the piano box too dry, The space of the violin box is relatively humid, so the violin dry and wet drastic changes, but not good for the violin, so it is not recommended to put too much desiccant in the violin box.

When approaching the season of plum rain in the southern city, I was always afraid that the weather would be too humid and the violin would be affected by damp. The above has a certain way and tips on violin maintenance. It is suggested that when using the violin, if you encounter unknown problems or situations, don't rush to deal with or repair by yourself first, you should first ask professional violin maintenance experts, clarify the problem points, and then repair or remedy measures, which is the rule of caring for the violin!