Double Bass Bass in a room with a kiln?

[daveriedstra]

I have the opportunity to rent a shed and call it a studio. It's sufficiently far away that I'd need to store my bass there to make it worth it (ie, it is outside my apartment building). The caveat is that the shed will also be home to a clay firing kiln, presumably in frequent use.

Not knowing anything about kilns, much less the particular kiln to be installed, is this a deal breaker? My bass is a Shen hybrid and the studio-shed in question is near the south end of Vancouver Island (so, humid). The shed is currently entirely one room, partially insulated, and will likely stay so for at least three months.

Happy to do further research, I just don't know where to start. And yes, I will be getting insurance.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

I wouldn't.

Having owned one of those basses they're very stable, but there is such a thing as tempting fate.

Jake, you around? You could surely give a better answer.

 

[BD Jones]

Having a BA with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture I would not do it. Kilns get VERY hot, and though they are insulated the still radiate a great deal of heat. In college, our kiln room A/C was set at around 6O degrees just so it would be at a tolerable temperature when we entered it.

 

[tangentmusic]

I lived in a very dry climate. That was bad enough on my stuff.
I wouldn't purposefully put any instruments in that situation

 

[daveriedstra]

Woah, overwhelmingly "no." Shoot, I guess I'll have to pass on this one. Thanks for the advice, everyone.

 

[robobass]

Why not gather a bit more information before making a decision? Put a thermometer and hygrometer in the room and ask the potter to write down the numbers in the morning and evening for a few days. I imagine that Victoria is humid and temperate most of the year, so if the shed isn't well insulated, then conditions might be acceptable, kiln notwithstanding.

 

[Steve Swan]

That seems like a absolutely crazy idea to consider for more than 3 seconds. Your opinion may differ.

 

[robobass]

My wife had a share in a pottery studio for awhile. No A/C, just windows opening out to the cool moist Lower Rhine climate. I don't remember it ever being uncomfortable in there.

 

[baileyboy]

I have the opportunity to rent a shed and call it a studio... Not knowing anything about kilns, much less the particular kiln to be installed, is this a deal breaker?

Other posters are correct. Kilns will dry out anything in proximity rather quickly. Even with constant humidification, you would be putting your bass at permanent risk. I would opt out.

 

[Don Kasper]

No Way, Man...I would never trust any of my crazy relatives in the same room with my bass!
What???
Oh. Nevermind!

 

[james condino]

ALCOA!

 

[RSBBass]

As a former potter and current bass player, I wouldn't even consider it. Different kilns will heat and dry the room to different degrees but they all will do so. Over a short period of time you are likely to have a large change. It simply isn't worth the risk.