In my case, and from talking to the repair guy, he had to stretch the binding with heat, re-glue and do some finish repair. I, along with the Martin rep, had to check with 3 different repair centers (including Long & McQuade) and neither one wanted to take on the repair because of the possible work on the finish. I also had three other luthiers look at it and they all referred me to Martin. One guy went as far as saying that it was a major repair job. A bit over dramatic, I think, but nobody local wanted to take on the repair. And I'm not sure low humidity had anything to do with it. Our house is wet - I'm constantly running a dehumidifier and my display case is running between 40-50%, closer to 50% most of the time. I'm thinking the binding wasn't climatized properly to the guitar before it was glued in place. Same kinda idea of letting hardwood flooring sit in the house a few days before installation.
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