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10-25-2020, 07:45 PM
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My D28 loves Fall
I first got acquainted with this guitar while living in Columbia South Carolina in 2000. Hot and humid all the time. But I took a little trip to the mountains that Fall, and when I pulled the guitar out of its case on the second day there, whoa! It was like a different instrument! More of everything.
Now I live in South East VA. I've lived with this guitar now for 20 years. It is my number one and I have grown intimately familiar with it. And yet I always forget about how it opens up in cool dry weather, and it consistently makes for a pleasant surprise. Conversely, I had a breedlove years ago that was the exact opposite. The closer I got to 40% humidity, the more the trebles turned crispy in a bad way. Anybody else notice particularly guitars responding in particular ways to the seasons? 
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10-25-2020, 08:19 PM
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I notice that my spruce/mahogany slope shoulder sounds best between 45%-50% and my spruce/rosewood sounds best between 35%-40%. The first was built at 45% and the latter at 38% which I’m sure is a factor. I have also heard some luthiers speak about their experiences of mahogany guitars sounding better at slightly higher RH than rosewood guitars. I am sure there are probably too many variables to conclude anything too definite about it. It is wonderful when your guitar hits that sweet spot.
Best, Jayne
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10-25-2020, 10:07 PM
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I've noticed my rosewood LL16 sounds muffled when it gets high humidity, 60's and 70's in summer.
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10-25-2020, 10:24 PM
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Absolutely! I try to keep my house as close to 50% Humidity as I can, but during the change of seasons where neither the heat nor the A/C are running, sometimes there's a day when atmospheric conditions make a guitar sound extra great.
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10-26-2020, 03:39 AM
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First of all: this is the most beautiful aged top I‘ve ever seen on a Martin. A nice brown instead of the usual pumpkin orange. Congrats!
And yes the right humidity is important. 40-50% works with all my guitars. What I found out during the last weeks is, that close to 50% is perfect AFTER a few days close to 40%. Don‘t know why. Quote:
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10-26-2020, 03:58 AM
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On recommendations kindly given here, I bought two Thermopro room hygrometers, which have prved very accurate, and agree with the Music nomad sound hole jobbies I've havd next to them all year(or most)
The central heating went on beginning of this month (October and we've maintained 50% pretty well. Collings guitars seem to be particularly sensitive to temp and RH, but they've been quite happy so far this year. When the RH falls below 40% -I'll bring the sound hole thingies into play.
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10-26-2020, 06:07 AM
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My guitars prefer lower humidity as well. Down around 40-45% RH brings out the best in them is seems. And you're right about Columbia...
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10-26-2020, 06:51 AM
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I bought a new electric last week (a Hallmark 65 Custom), so I've been spending most of my playing time with it.
Last night, I pulled out my 000-15SM, and maybe it was just my reaction to the time away from it, but the Martin sounded unusually alive and clear. The weather has also gotten a lot more autumn-like (ie: cold) over the past few days.
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10-26-2020, 07:14 AM
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Quote:
"Unusually alive and clear" is exactly what I hear. Enjoy the new electric!
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