Musical Instruments
Guitars-
Keep your instruments in their cases in a room with controlled humidity. Dehumidifiers for rooms work well. Avoid exposing your instrument to warm, humid environments and never leave your guitar for long periods in the trunk of your car. Detuning your guitar could also help when they aren’t in use to relieve tension in the neck.
Pianos-
If you reside in an extremely wet or dry region, a humidifier or dehumidifier can be utilized. By helping in the stabilization of your piano’s humidity levels year-round and keeping your piano better “in tune,” investing in a Damp Chaser Humidity System can add years to its lifespan.
Drum Kits-
Upkeep of drums during the monsoon season is not that tough. In essence, clean it off after usage. Wipe clean the set as much as you can. This will help clear out the moisture and avoid rusting of the metal and screws.
As an overall understanding from the instrument section, we see that controlling the moisture as well as wiping in down consistently can help increase the life of the instrument. For Instrument like the saxophone, having a small swab can help relieve moisture in difficult places.
Sound
Especially around this time of year, you may discover that some of your active devices are not performing as well as they could when we are talking about performance and downtime. This is mainly caused by internal component failures such as capacitors, resistors, and diodes, among others. These could also lead to condensation forming patches on the displays, corrosion of thermal ports electrical leakage as well as fungus and mould formation.
How to protect your sound equipment:
To guarantee ideal moisture levels, either install a dehumidifier or allow room for new packets of silica gel to be kept next to the ventilation inlets on all equipment. Do this for any piece of equipment you may have during the monsoon. Installing a humidity sensor is a great idea as well for maintaining humidity levels.
High-power static currents are frequently attributed to the monsoon. Your electrical equipment may avoid these and other serious issues with proper grounding. A strong and efficient grounding produces a low-noise electrical environment that improves the safety and functionality of delicate electronic equipment.
Maintain the habit of covering all unused ports, wires, and outlets with dust covers. Additionally, make an effort to regularly wipe down your electronic devices with a soft, dry cloth (we stress, DRY cloth) to remove any moisture and dust that may be present. You may also put your electronics in dust-resistant rack mounts if you take as much care with your equipment as we do.