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Thank you for this discussion on RH.
For several years I have used ocelo sponges in a plastic case with holes in the top. I try to check them once a month during the winter.
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From a life-long Michigander and owner of guitars since 1973, the Michigan winters require substantial humidification INSIDE the house due to home heating. We target 45-55% with 3 whole-home humidifiers.
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yes your crack is most likely caused by
the lack of moisture in your home. do you leave it out on a stand ? It should be stored in its case with a humidifier. i use these https://m.ebay.com/itm/New-Oasis-Gui...MAAOxyONBSZUhg but anything will be better than nothing. i have made them out of pill bottles drilled full of holes and filled with a sponge. Your hot water baseboard heat is self contained. it adds no moisture to the air. actually drys things out. i have a pellet stove and a steam furnace and still have to humidify. wood heat really drys things out. Last edited by varmonter; 01-17-2018 at 07:30 AM. |
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With most heating systems the amount of moisture in the air does not change, but because warmer air is capable of holding more moisture, the relative humidity is lower at the higher indoor temperature. Also noteworthy...in most case the type of heating system does not matter. They all result in about the same indoor conditions since most are neither adding nor removing water from the air. Quote:
I'd also point out that you don't need to panic if the humidity drops below 45%. Guitars will generally not self destruct. Getting the humidity above the very low levels where it naturally lives in the winter is usually enough. |
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Thanks all for this discussion on RH. I didn't think that the humidity was an issue here based on my hygrometers and typical outside conditions, but the latter assumption was simply erroneous!
When the first crack appeared, I made a few DIY guitar case humidifiers for my steel strings but pretty much stopped playing them out of laziness. Much easier to grab an electric from the wall or - usually - my trusty electric classical from the stand (it was in a very dry climate for a year without problems and I also figured that the much lower tension would somewhat mitigate humidity issues, probably also erroneous thinking). Time to get a humidifier for the man cave as I much prefer having the guitars out and ready for playing! |
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I personally think it’s silly to keep your home cool for the sake of your guitars. I have homemade in case humidifiers in my guitar cases. Never had an issue and we have brutally cold and dry winters here in the northeast. I picked up a cheap used laminate guitar to leave out on a stand year round. I use this as a beater guitar. My higher end acoustics stay primarily in their cases during the dry months. I do play them frequently but they go back in the case when I’m done.
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Anyhoo, my nicer acoustics are going in cases with sponge humidifiers for now. I'll keep the CPX8 (the cracked guitar in question here) out as a beater guitar (cost me all of $200). I enjoy playing it, especially plugged in. What kind of in case humidifier are you partial to? |
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I would Not have been happy . have LAST of Many 730s hanging on the wall burst and finally got it sounding better than ever . CPX was a nice guitar , almost bought a nice one at a flea . Oh Well At least it wasnt a Super Duper Extra $pecial guitar . good luck . .
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I use 2 humidifiers in each case. A homemade soap dish model with holes drilled in it and a Music Nomad MN300 in the sound hole. I use a cigar box hygrometer to measure case humidity. It’s usually around 55%. I only need to wet the sponges every 2 weeks. Of course your results may vary depending on your situation.
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Winter is hardest on my acoustic instruments. Heating and fireplaces dry out the air a lot. The 'D'Addario Guitar Humidifier Pro' in my Taylor case is dry after only two days in the case!
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Those cracks will allow more sound to escape from your guitar.
I'd try to get a patent on that.
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