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I haven't logged mine up here in the Northeast but I try to refill my D'Addario soundhole humidifers once a week. In fact, today (Sunday). They will be bone dry so I should do it after three days or so. They are kept in cases and my living room uses a small humidifer with the humidity generally about 35 percen to 40 percent, with a low of around 30 (ish) and a high of about 45 percent. This morning it was 35 percent/34 percent and is now a "normal" 39 percent.
Btw, why are those tiny replacement sponges so expensive? Yes, I know, profit is a good thing ... but they're just cheap little things, aren't they?
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I use the same humidifiers. 4 to 5 days and they are dry. Room humidity about 40%
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All very interesting data, thanks everyone.
Now I have a reasonably sound baseline to work with. And will expect closer to about a week. If they went dry every three days in a hard case, I would be worried about over-humidification. That would seem to be quite a bit of moisture intake?
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When i gets dry enough to warrant using in-guitar humidifiers, I usually re-moisten the sponges every 4-5 days...
If it's not that dry, I don't use them. My guitars seem to sound and feel the best when they're in ~45%rh; a little drier than that is okay... heck they're even happy when the humidity is up towards 60%rh... There's really a wide range that's "doable" for acoustic guitars - and mine are fairly lightly built handmade instruments that I've had for between 9 and 40 years...
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The old D'Addario units with the little fill hole were much better. They used a Phenolic sponge that held about 3x as much water as the new ones. Since you are already out money for the humidifiers, I recommend you buy a large block of phenolic sponge from Amazon and cut pieces to fit your string hangers. I hate it when a company cheapens a product like this, but it is what it is.
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Without a hygrometer in the case(s), it’s all guesswork. Here’s what I use, they’re decently accurate, but there are other brands... https://www.oasishumidifiers.com/pro...al-hygrometer/ The usual disclaimers apply......IMHO, YMMV etc.
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The one I humidify is exactly with this garbage D'Addario in-between-strings, removable top. I also use a DIY soap case with holes (sponge inside) under the headstock. So, I have two in one case for one guitar. I moisten both sponges every second day, in the end of the second day both are bone dry. |
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Another vote for Music Nomad. I previously had an Oasis and liked that too but I think the Music Nomad is better. I use 3 humidifiers for the arid Colorado high desert climate. My Martin is a hardwood and doesn't seem to soak up humidity quite like spruce topped guitars I've had in the past but it still is a bit thirsty.
You can make your own too. My favorite idea- water jewels! Get them at your local hobby store and a used spice shaker with holes drilled. I have 3 of them in my case; the Nomad in the soundhole, the long spice shaker one by the headstock and the short tupperware by the neck heel.
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You have to consider the cases are also dry and need much more water to achieve equilibrium state.
As I had a dozen cases to watch every week, that is how I came to the hung wet towel solution in the large closet.
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The Music Nomad sponges are generally a denser sponge material, that some other manufacturers. Sponge material density does vary from piece to piece however. But Music Nomad does seem a lot denser.
As a general rule, I get at least 3 weeks and sometime 4. Even in winter time with heater on. However I am in California where the humidity levels are nearly always pretty good. |
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Really?
Mine lasted 2-4 days, max
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I started using the D'Addario sponges after reading about humidity issues on this forum. I have to re-wet the sponges by day 3. My wife just gives me a "look" when I tell her I have to water the guitars.
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Well yes, the sponges that come with them are pretty gnat, granted.
My first thought was to get some bigger sponges that should hold more water. But the carriers themselves I don't really have a problem with, they're worth the five bucks I paid for them. I like that idea of the wet towel in the closet, that's along the lines of how I think.
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