Cue Tip Storage?

asamimasa

asamimasa

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Hey all,

I just picked up a bulk order of layered tips for the long run, but I've been seeing more and more about tips drying out over time. These didn't come individually sealed unlike Ki-Techs and Mooris, so I was wondering if there was some prudent effort to keep them locked up to minimize losing 'freshness'. Or if this is something to worry about at all.
 
asamimasa said:
Hey all,

I just picked up a bulk order of layered tips for the long run, but I've been seeing more and more about tips drying out over time. These didn't come individually sealed unlike Ki-Techs and Mooris, so I was wondering if there was some prudent effort to keep them locked up to minimize losing 'freshness'. Or if this is something to worry about at all.
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You could put them in a zip-lock back if you're concerned but I would assume storing tips doesn't make them dry up any faster than tips that are on the cues them self.
This is just an assumption......so.......

I say that because I have several cues that I don't use much - very expensive and collectable - and have been in my closet for years with their original tips still there.
I bought them with this in mind.

The tips on those cues are fine.

So, tips seem to last for a really long time without drying out.

Is there any moisture in a tip anyway????
 
I would keep them in the package they came in, and store them like you would your cue. In the same environment you are. :smile:
 
I should probably add that the humidity around my house is always around 50% +- a degree or two but never more.
I control the humidity in my house very rigorously because I have a lot of very old and very expensive classical musical instruments that need 50% humidity.
So this very well may help in why my tips last for years and years without needing to take any extra steps.
Just thought I should add that, after I read that post in the link above.
 
My Shop is in the basement, so a little cooler. I keep mine in a Zip Loc and in a plastic container that you can supposedly squeeze the air out of. I doubt that works all that well.

I have had some tips in stock for a long time with no problems.

But, if you get a couple of Dollar Store containers, just make sure that they are kept a little cooler and you should be ok.

Also, once a month, it helps if you put them in your mouth and wet them thoroughly.

Just kidding about that one Buddy.

BTW. When they say, "Over Time", that means many years usually. Not like they have a 2 month expiry date. Which reminds me, I have some thick milk that needs to go.

When you purchase a box of tips from any supplier, how does one know how long they were sitting on a shelf before you got them. Maybe a year in some cases. Who knows.

I have used some old saddles that just get hung on a rail in a barn. Weathered but no worse for wear.
 
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I've had some of the cheaper layered tips pick up moisture, even when in plastic bag's sitting next to the humidifier. And had a few mushroom on some players... I probably threw a lot out.... Tried to talk to the vendor.... but he was like 'We sell them by the 1000's and no one else complains'....... On of the main reasons I became a BlackHeart dealer.
 
I also have a bulk collection of tips and store them in a wooded cigar box, it closes tight and cost 2 bucks at a smoke shop.
 
The best way I have found to keep them fresh is to
vacuum seal them with a seal-a-meal unit.
I place them about 2" apart in the flat bag, then
carefully insert it into the machine and apply vacuum.
Each one is individually sealed until needed. I scissor
one off when needed, then repeat the vac-seal process.
 
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