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Originally Posted by Earl49
Congrats on pulling the Rainsong trigger. You won't be disappointed. I still like wood guitars (especially koa) but find myself reaching for the CF ones more often. With the exception of my all-koa Taylor 424, if they all disappeared I would only replace the carbon fiber ones.
Back to your original question: when during the winter I notice that my two room hygrometers read 34-38% I still leave them out but watch much closer for any signs of trouble -- like obvious top grain "printing through" the finish, sinking bridge / low action, the center seam starting to become visible, and similar symptoms. If any guitar seems to need it, that guitar goes into its case with a damp sponge for a week of spa treatment. But most of the time my house stays at 38-45% RH so I don't have to "fret" too much anymore.
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Yes! The only "fretting" you want going on is with the fingers of your left hand! It's good to hear that you've generally had no problems with 34-38%.
If all of my guitars were gone, I would want to replace the OM-28V and the Eastman E10 OO Hog. And I'm sure I'd want to replace the RainSong.
Among my electric guitars, I have quite a few, but would likely only replace three or four of them.
I think I'm going to continue maintaining about 37-38% in my guitar closet - while keeping an eye out for any tell-tale signs of a need for "spa treatment". I only have the Martin and the Eastman to have to keep an eye on with regard to humidity.