I never thought of the idea of wood dehydrating and causing damage. It does make sense. So I purchased this with the hope that it really works. Check it daily to make sure its still damp.
This Ukulele humidifier is pretty sweet, way different from my dampit for my upright, but works well for my Mahogany Tenor. This unit however needs distilled water to hydrate the piece of foam inside the unit, but once you get a bottle of it, set for life. It works well and easy to re hydrate.
I ordered three of these for my 3 ukuleles, concert, tenor, and baritone, after reading how important humidity is to their care. In the winter our humidity drops well below 40, which concerned me.
It is a clever invention and easy to use. I keep a small jar of distilled water in the room so it is ready when the foam sponge dries out. No way to know if it really works, only time will tell, but it makes me feel like they are protected, so I no longer worry about it.
I knocked it down one star because, really, ten dollars for this little plastic thing?
Light weight, unobtrusive, easy to use.
Simple, but good to have in desert heat, I.e. Arizona, especially in this humid season: monsoons.
