I'm also in Florida Ron and I've never paid much attention to Humidity in the past. I have a 10 year old G-Series Takamine (Solid top only) that has never spent a day in a case. Just sits on a stand in the corner. Never had any issues.
Six months ago I bought my first solid wood guitar (Martin) and have started paying more attention to the humidity levels. Last week, because of the mild weather, I wasn't using heat or A/C for what seemed like days. I woke up one day and noticed my indoor humidity had raised to 62%, while outside humidity was 89%. This was right before the cold front rolled through.
I was shocked at how it dulled the sound on my Martin dramatically and also raised my action noticeably. Needless to say, I put it in the case until I got the indoor humidity back down to <50%, but I was shocked at the overall effect on the guitar itself. I'm thinking it was probably more quickly effected and vulnerable because the DSS-17 is relatively lightweight as compared to most others.
But interesting observation
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Last edited by MikePrent; 01-07-2020 at 10:41 AM.
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