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10-02-2016, 08:47 PM
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B : In-case humidifier
B+ : Humidified display case A- : Humidified room with console/room humidifier A : Humidified house, with conosle style humidifier(s) A+ : Humidified house, with built-in environmental controls
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10-02-2016, 08:48 PM
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My vote is a humidified cabinet. I really love my AcousticSaver.
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10-02-2016, 09:15 PM
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Many things that are water-tight are not water-vapor tight.
Furthermore, the moment you opened the case, the humidity inside would match the humidity outside. Even if it was sealed in such a way as to prevent water vapor from getting through the seals, it would only work as a way to preserve the guitar without playing it if you put it in the guitar when the humidity was at an okay place, and then didn't touch it again until the humidity returned to an okay place.
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10-02-2016, 09:19 PM
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Case RH control is great if you never open the case.
Cabinet RH control is great if you never open the cabinet. Room RH control is great if you never take the guitar out of the room. Entire-house RH control is great if you never take the guitar out of the house. ... but moving to a geographic location with relatively stable 45% RH and year round moderate temp that never requires AC or heat is best. San Diego California a half mile from the beach is good. Everyone on AGF should move there. I'll buy each of you a nice house in Northern SD county on a hill with an ocean view.
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10-02-2016, 10:31 PM
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A dedicated cabinet for each guitar you own, whether one or seven, is much more expensive than in-case humidification. The case comes with the guitar, and to me, is the most logical place to keep your guitar(s) unless you are in that constantly stable 45% humidity San Diego ( sorry not).
Your humidity does not dissipate immediately upon opening your case. The answer is - what works best for you. If you have the room and want to keep your guitars visible in a cabinet, then that could be the answer. For me it is always in the case. The case keeps the guitar humidity constant and easily monitored with an in-case hygrometer. It takes all of 10 seconds to remove or replace your guitar into its properly humidified case where it is safe from people, pets and problems. Choose the one that works best for you.
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10-02-2016, 11:31 PM
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Thx! I have to add that I live in a very wet area and the cabinet I was talking about was for dehumidification. One cabinet costs about the same as a skb watertight case. I tried to put desiccant inside the original Taylor case but I ended up in getting the tuners rusted..... That's why I wonder if it's becoz the case has to be watertight for the desiccant to work....
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10-03-2016, 03:53 AM
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I am in a humid area as well. I use a dehumidifier for my entire living space set at 45% but with cycling etc. it hovers around 50% average.
desiccant's get used up real quick in humid areas and I find a hassle. A good quality dehumidifier works fantastic. I also keep my good guitars in their cases. If you are in that high of a humidity area you likely would benefit from dehumidifying your whole house anyway to keep mold at bay. An auxiliary small unit could also be put in your guitar room.
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10-03-2016, 11:06 AM
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My vote is a humidified cabinet. I really love my AcousticSaver.
check out acoustic saver wow...had no idea the addiction soared to these levels... http://www.acousticsaver.com/
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10-03-2016, 11:42 AM
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cabinet or case
My vote is for the case. 1) you already have it, 2) it takes up less space, no extra as a cabinet would, and 3) there is a lot less air space to humidify or dehumidify.
As far as the rusted tuners, that was not the dessicant. If anything, the dessicant would make tuners and all metal parts less likely to rust. They remove moisture. Moisture is what causes oxidation (rust).
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10-03-2016, 11:55 AM
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10-03-2016, 12:06 PM
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10-03-2016, 06:11 PM
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I keep a "Stack-on" brand dehumidifier in the original hard case made for my guitar. Cost was around $20 each at Menard's. The couple seconds of open lid air exchange has little effect since the material the the case is built from takes much longer to change it's humidity level. My hygrometer rarely changes by 1 point, if at all, in the few seconds it takes to remove or install my guitar from/to the case. Humidity has been in the 80%-90% range here quite a bit this summer. The humidity in the case rarely drifts much above 60%. I have a lightly braced Jake Robinson hand built Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood guitar. I've witnessed no negative affects.
Here's a link: https://www.stack-on.com/categories/...es/products/83 Picture of my case. I use 2; one in the head stock section and one in the accessory compartment with the compartment lid left open a crack. Using 2 leaves one in the case at all times while I recharge the other. 
Last edited by j.blay; 10-03-2016 at 06:18 PM.
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10-03-2016, 08:38 PM
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Whole house RH control is best, room RH control is better. Case and cabinet have limitations already posted about- once the guitar is out of the item in question it's now in the same environment that was too humid.
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