We are doing our annual company stocktake at the moment so if you are planning to pop into The Old Dairy we ask that you forgive our appearance at this time.
Stocktaking
Finding Sandarac
Being where we are is a bit of a double edged sword. Brickwall Farm is off the beaten track and secure. However, we’ve lost count of how many times people have said they didn’t know where we were or couldn’t find us, so we hope this map helps…
Brickwall Farm is on the opposite side of the road from Wash Farm and near the T-junction for the road towards Halstead. You will need to follow the road down and to the right. We are the black timber-clad building on the left after you have passed the shed. You will see a cherry tree in front of us.
If you use What3Words you can find us here or type fuse.poses.marmalade into the app.
And, if you have any problems finding us simply give us a call and we’ll talk you in.
Humidity
With the weather seeming alternating between wet and warm, humidity can be a real issue.
We know we’ve done many a Wednesday Wisdom post on the subject in the past but we thought it was worth a reminder.
Unless you’ve got a very swish ultra-modern carbon fibre instrument your guitar or bowed instrument is most likely made from wood. And whilst wood is a wonderful, organic, flexible material there’s a downside; it breathes.
Although all our instruments are made from traditionally seasoned wood, and therefore less prone to distortion, high levels of humidity will still affect them slightly. High humidity can cause glued joints to separate and permanent warping. An early indicator of this is if you notice a rise in your string height as this could be due to the top swelling causing the bridge to rise.
Unless you keep your instruments in a humidity controlled cabinet or room the best place to keep your instruments during humid weather is in the case we provided together with the silica gel sachet included. Don’t forget to dry the sachet out every so often by either popping it into the oven for a short while after you’ve finished cooking and turned it off or leaving it on top of a warm radiator for a little time.
Please note: we’re very happy to say the instrument pictured is not one of ours and is an extreme example of what can happen.
