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01-18-2018, 07:08 PM
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keeping guitars out of case
i keep my two year old Martin OM28 out of the case year round. also my 50 year old D28 . the D28 stays in tune ,never has aproblem [none adjustable neck]. my new OM28 constantly needs the neck adjusted! i buzzes alot! keep a humidifier in the area of both guitars .what the heck!
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01-18-2018, 08:18 PM
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When not in use mine are always in their cases.
My guitars are expensive, and safer in the case. That nothing bad has ever happened to them when left out for years doesn't mean it won't happen tomorrow. I don't tolerate unnecessary risk to my precious babies. If you do, fine.
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01-18-2018, 08:32 PM
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keeping guitars out of case
My guess is the newer wood of the OM needs to settle. Much like a new house, it takes time for things to shift and settle. The newer wood probably absorbs more moisture or loses more moisture than the older wood of the D, causing the fluctuations you are seeing.
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01-18-2018, 08:37 PM
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Good luck with your system. You'll need it to continue.
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01-18-2018, 09:14 PM
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I keep mine out and ready to play all the time. The only exceptions are when my nieces come over, when the humidity drops (like now), or when my wife is in “a mood.” Then they’re safely in their cases and quite possibly hidden in a secret location.
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01-18-2018, 10:06 PM
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I usually keep 3 acoustics out during the summer. During the winter it depends on how well I can maintain humidity. If I can keep 40%+ then there doesn't seem to be a reason not to leave them hanging where I can play them. Right now RH in office/studio is 45%.
I know for myself that if my guitars are out it is likely that I'll pick them up several times during the day. If they are cased they can stay that way for days. I believe it is like that for most folks.
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01-18-2018, 10:23 PM
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It's a gambling issue really. If you want to spend unnecessary money on repairs, then go ahead and do as you have been doing. Just remember you've been warned! Humidifying is essential, I don't care what your other guitar has or hasn't done. From here on in, you better be humidifying them. If you leave them out, get a humidifier for the room, if you leave them in cases, get a Damp-it or Humidipacks and put them in their cases, in the Winter or whenever the humidity drops too low.
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01-18-2018, 10:41 PM
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Nope. Not gonna do it. Not gonna take the risk. Mine always remain safely and securely in their cases and properly humidified until they are to be played. Takes what - all of 30 seconds to take it out?
Last edited by HeyMikey; 01-19-2018 at 09:03 PM.
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01-18-2018, 11:45 PM
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Eggzactly! Besides it's good thing to get a little workout when going for a guitar. Cheaper and more beneficial than paying for something later that you shouldn't have had to.
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01-18-2018, 11:48 PM
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A paradox?
I get it. With indoor humidity usually near 25%, I'm humidifying inside the cases and throughout the rooms. But aren't we all also waiting for the happy day when our tonewoods have dried out enough to really sing?
I think I see a paradox here...humidity is essential,but we want to wind up with dried woods.
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01-19-2018, 12:05 AM
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My guitars are out all year round excepting times when extended very cold conditions taxes my humidifiers to the point where they are unable to keep up, at which point they go in their cases with a sponge humidifier until things normalize...
Like now. I've been playing my old plywood Checkmate today, which probably could be used as a boat oar without being affected by moisture or lack thereof.  And then things like this happen... Yesterday I came home from work and my wife told me there was no power to her home office and my home office/guitar room, which are adjacent. It turned out to be just a loose fuse, but with the humidifier not functioning the humidity levels had quickly dropped to the mid 30% and falling... Which one reason I case my guitars if I'm away for a couple of days, too.
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01-19-2018, 12:45 AM
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