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I used to not humidify, and have an HD-28 that never developed any cracks. However, the "fret sprout" from the fingerboard shrinking was annoying, if not actually dangerous to my fingers! Humidifying resolved that, so plenty of good reasons to do it even if your guitar doesn't spontaneously self-destruct. |
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With humidity up around 40-45% not only are my guitars healthier, so am I. |
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Overkill to buy one just to keep the guitars healthy as that can be done in the case. For humans? Humidification may also be necessary though I didn't think that was very relevant to the post at hand.
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Humidity is best reduced with refrigeration. Heating air (furnace) does not significantly reduce humidity through heat. Often repeated misconception.
Running a gas fired heater in cold weather may bring about humidity reduction by introduction of out-side air. This comes about either through outside furnace combustion air or a mixed portion of outside air at the return plenum by design. Or possibly through normal house venting as furnace runs. Applications requiring tighter control for humidity in the hvac world is achieved by first refrigerating (dehumidify) the air stream and then add any desired re-heat followed by re-humidifying air stream to target level. This is all done in the air ducts. Respectfully, tim |
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Since I started keeping the humidity around 40-45% in my house the inside of my guitar cases don't need extra humidification. They stay right around the same. I trust that more than any in case humidifier for guitars. Each to his own I guess. |
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On the other hand the humidity is 92% where I am at the moment!
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Here in Socal most of the time humidity indoors is in the 40-50% range and so in the good zone instruments. However, on a day with Santa Ana winds it can drop below 20% lickity-split. Shocking how quick it happens.
I keep an indoor humidifier in the living room and while I tend to have a guitar or two out at all times, the others are cased with Humidipaks. I bought a few Sensorpush, so I can keep one out where the instruments that are out sit, one in the closet where the cased instruments, and one I can rotate among cases just for grins.
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Right now it’s 9 degrees Fahrenheit outside with a relative humidity of 56%. Inside the house it’s 70 degrees and the RH is a desert-like 22%. That’s low enough to cause serious problems with some instruments left in those condition for more than a day or two. My guitars like in a temperature and humidity controlled display cabinet. I’ll leave ones that I’m playing out during the day but they go back in at night and for long term storage.
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As far as humidity, I've been very lucky here. This newer house keeps humidity very well. I rarely run a humidifier or dehumidifer (maybe a few weeks of each) and it stays between 40-55%. |
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But right now the outside humidity is 61% and the humidity in my room with the humidifier running 24/7 is 33%. It no doubt depends on your heating system. Mine is baseboard hot water. My humidistat "seems" to be telling me that the furnace is cooking some humidity out of the air. That might not be the actual science, just what makes sense relative to my observations.
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We have had a strange winter so far. Temps have been consistently above freezing. We have also had a lot of rain.
The RH in the "guitar" room is presently 41%. Has not dropped below 40. I believe the highest it's been this winter was 54. We did have a humidifier installed on the furnace that is connected to the water line. Last year I used the soap dish trick in the case. This year nothing. If I could find an inexpensive in case hygrometer I would experiment with one of the less expensive guitars to see what the in case humidifier really did for me.
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