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It's been quite a while since my son was school aged so I hope you'll forgive me when I say that I don't understand a decision that involves deceiving your kids and risks messing up the finish on your new, expensive guitar is the lesser of evils... I don't care what parents say to their kinds in order to preserve the magic of the holidays. However, the OP said that the rationale to keep his new guitar in the garage for several weeks (and risk damage to it) was so that his children would be led to believe that he didn't know about the guitar... |
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Perhaps we should get back to the issue at hand.
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Great idea.....
My previous point was that I didn't think that leaving the guitar in a cold garage with 20 degree temperature swings was a good idea and preserving a story to his kids didn't justify the risk. A better idea if the OP wants to preserve the possibility that his kids will think he's surprised is to stash it at the home of a friend or relative. Not damaging the guitar is the issue, not the all of this moralistic "Who shot John?" Go ahead and tell your kids anything you want... |
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You should be fine. Just don't be moving it around or bumping it while it's out there.
As I read elsewhere in this thread, bring it in the day before and let it climatize to room temp for awhile, 6-8 hrs or more before opening anyways. I expect to see pics Christmas Day!
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That's probably worth any risk of keeping it in the garage for a couple more weeks.
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I took everyone's sound advice, and relocated the guitar to a closet in the house. Thanks, everyone!
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Glad to hear it, and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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You realize that's the first place kids look when they're snooping for presents, don't you?
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