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Location: Vernon, CT | For humidiying my four Ovations and my other off brand Martin : ) I have been using the Planet Waves Humidifier that rests on the strings (for round hole guitars) and uses a syringe to put water into the dispenser. I have found these to be very good and have also used the Dampits type of humidifier which is okay since it has a humidity indicator on it. Martin recommends the Planet Waves type. Any other ideas or recommendations. The owner's manual with my new Legend LX didn't specify a particular type of humidifier that might be preferred. Play on!
John L.
Tornado
Legend LX
Std. Balladeer
Celeblity C026
Takamine 12 string
Fender Precision (1975) |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | I have the Planet Waves dangly inbetweenthestrings humidifier and placed it in the case instead of the sound hole.... I also have true "in-case" humidifiers that work just fine... the recommendations I've received call for about 45% humidity in the case... |
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Location: south east Michigan | I never have used a humidifer in over 30 years. I have no neck or top problems.
And I had not given it a thought until coming to this board.
Maybe I have just been lucky.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Brad, You're not "lucky". You just happen to live in Algonac, Michigan and not Phoenix, Arizona. Local humidity 8%. Yes it's a dry heat. And it will unglue your braces and crack your top faster than you can say "I-want-a-deep-bowl-legend-LX". |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | So, Dave, "I'm-already-the-Left-Coast-Museum-Curator", you have humidifiers in that many cases, or a humidity-controlled studio/storage facility? And, I will attest to the dry climate thing. I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley, in California, before the California Aquaduct days. Ambient humidity in summer, about 15%, in winter, about 80%("tule fog"). Talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder....... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Chris, My "music room" is actually an un-used bedroom and as such, has a nice walk in closet maybe 8x8 ft. I gutted the closet of it's shelving and repainted the walls in epoxy based paint to "seal" it. I installed a humidifier system and put guitar hanger hooks on the walls. The "guitar closet" stays at a nice 40% RH. Electrics stay out in the room. Storing the cases is another problem. I have no basement and very little other storage areas. I'm thinking of installing a long metal pipe horizontally hanging about 12 inches below the ceiling in my garage. Then thread the pipe through the handles on all the cases. Two problems are a) if the thing ever fell it would do some serious damage on the hood of the car, and b) if I needed to get to one of the cases, you can bet it would be the one in the middle. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | I heard of a guy that built a platform that could raised/lower in the upper part of his garage. If I remember right he used chains and pullys to do the raising/lowering of the platform which was made of plywood.
I've been thinking of doing something similar but hinged on one edge which should make it easier to build. |
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Location: NJ | That's what I was gonna suggest . . . some sort of "loft" (just a little wider than the length of a case) spanning up near the eaves of the garage roof. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Think "60's era Spy Movie" with revolving secret panels and dropdowns for your arsenal. |
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Location: Arizona | My personal humidifier favorite is the SKB Clip 6 that clips right on your strings, not bending them. It comes with an activation solution that can then be replaced with distilled water when exhausted. This one works well for me, wasn't more than $10 and was available online as well as at Guitar Center. I liked it better than the dampit because it held more water and lasted longer. I like it better than the Planet Waves because you don't distort your strings. Oddly, not too many people know about it yet. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I've used the "Kyser - Lifeguard" soundhole humidifiers for years. It's a plastic disc with a sponge-like material inside with small holes on the underside. You simply soak the disc in distilled water, squeeze out the excess water, dry the outside and slide it over the soundhole. They are cheap and effective and go about 5 days before you have to add water again. |
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