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My 714ce is currently en route to me from Minnesota. It is pretty cold here in the Toronto area (15 F if I did the conversion correctly)
I know Taylor doesn't use a nitro finish, so do I still need to go through the whole 24 hour waiting period once it arrives? |
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I bought my Gibson wm-45 from a guy in NY. It shipped parcel post and took over 14 days in the January cold . My plan was to take it slow and it acclimate. Well it showed up and in the excitement I forgot and opened it right away. I then remembered that I was going to wait but it was too late. Long story short guitar shows no issues as a result. I am not recommending this method but I am glad it worked out.
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One of my favorite topics! I had 4 guitars shipped in below freezing temps this year. Some had a chance to acclimate in the post office. But the Santa cry 1929 came FedEx at -20F. Being a scientist (or shall I say, recovering scientist), I tried to digest as much info to figure out the shortest possible time it should take.....because I'm also impatient and probably a risk taker.
Long story short, I believe it takes about 7-8 hours for a guitar to equilibrate to room temp, irregardless of its temp inside the case and box. I opened my Santa Cruz in just under 7 hrs and all is aok. From what I learned, however, it does seem the safest thing is to let guitar in box equilibrate at an intermediate temperature like a garage, if possible. Or drop the heat in the house to 60 ish. The rate of change in temperature (and humidity) is what makes the finish check. Looking forward to the NGDs. Sam |
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I just follow the 3 x 12 low temp rule . . .
12 hours in unheated space (garage/basement/attic) 12 hours in unopened box 12 hours in unopened case |
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Ok, all I am reading about here is concern over temperatures. I am making a trade with a another forum member in a few days. Both guitars are Taylor's, so we don't have the nitro finish to worry about. What about humidity? We are planning to ship fed ex ground, CA to SC and vice versa. Is the 4 or 5 days in transit enough to cause a problem, or should the packing materials provide sufficient protection?
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Well, just be careful. Apparently all kinds of stuff can happen . . .
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1657285/
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