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Originally Posted by rattletrap
"If we took wet wood and brought it down to 47 percent (RH), you'd have a larger piece of wood than if we dried it all the way down to 0 percent, and brought it back up to 47 percent", explained Bob Taylor...............
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This is the key. THIS is the real reason for baking. The crystalization of the sap is not the primary benefit (if any benefit at all). This is like pre shrinking a pair of jeans. Once you do it they rarely shrink further and the guitars that have their tops baked fare heat and dives in humidity better.
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