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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-17 5:58 PM (#365935)
Subject: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Verification from the more experience folks... Am I correct in assuming that if the guitar case is really warm, I should wait before opening it in my Air Conditioned suite? I have never gotten one this warm before.

Looks real nice on the outside. It is a CSE24-5, and I really wanna play with it!



And I wasn't even sure that I was getting this ZG Case, the seller said 'Ovation Gig Bag' and 'Case' interchangeably. (The Zero Gravity Case is almost worth the whole deal) I got the Celebrity for foul weather busking.

So now, just like in the winter, I gotta wait! :mad:
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FlySig
Posted 2010-08-17 6:04 PM (#365936 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Utah		I'd wait a couple of hours, though only based on fear not actual knowledge.

Pics required when you do open it...
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Meuti
Posted 2010-08-17 6:07 PM (#365937 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Hanau, Hessen, Germany		I'd open it without thinking about it.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2010-08-17 6:15 PM (#365938 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		I have that same case for SSBs, love it, and use it exclusively for my SSBs.
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stephent28
Posted 2010-08-17 6:29 PM (#365939 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		If it came in a gig bag in the box I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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bvince
Posted 2010-08-17 6:33 PM (#365940 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :)		O-PEN, O-PEN, O-PEN, O-PEN!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-17 6:42 PM (#365941 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR
by stephent28:
If it came in a gig bag in the box I wouldn't worry too much about it.
This is full of high-density rigid foam.
When I open it a crack and stick my hand in there, it is about 110° in there and about 69° in the room.
The case is like one of those styrofoam coolers in a gym bag.
I will wait a little bit longer. I do have other guitars to play with. :D
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Meuti
Posted 2010-08-17 7:18 PM (#365942 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Hanau, Hessen, Germany		You just want to enjoy the prejoy, right? ;D
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-17 7:34 PM (#365943 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Okay, I got it out and it didn't self-destruct!


That is just some reflection or fur-ball or something on the lower top...

And goldish tuners...

I stuffed that gasket back under the can lip and tightened-up those screws.
It does have some scratches, but I just got some stuff to try to fix that.
Buff it up when I change the strings. :D
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stonebobbo
Posted 2010-08-17 7:34 PM (#365944 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Tennessee		Just do it.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-17 7:46 PM (#365945 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		I just Did It! :cool:

It works when I plug it in too.

Later I can try-out this Planet Waves 'Restore' stuff that I just got.
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MWoody
Posted 2010-08-17 9:26 PM (#365946 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Upper Left USA		Dude!
Be careful... I came home today and found that my Martin had melted some.

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Avatar4550
Posted 2010-08-18 12:34 AM (#365947 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA		Has been so cold here lately, I would open the bag take the guitar out... and crawl in.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-18 1:24 AM (#365948 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Not to worry... Today was the last hot day for Portland this summer.
I was telling people who didn't like the heat that once this ended it would start raining...
And that would be IT for another nine months.

I just cleaned this guitar all up...
I used Restore 'swirl remover' and took the sharp edges off of the scratches.
So I will have this all ready for playing in the cooler, damper weather.
This one still has a Solid Top, but I won't cry as much if something happens to it.

So I shined it up and oiled it all up...

And she's all ready to Go!
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AlanM
Posted 2010-08-18 7:33 AM (#365949 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Newington, CT
Originally posted by MWoody:
Dude!
Be careful... I came home today and found that my Martin had melted some.

Lol!

That's COOL!

What is that? I like it.
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Miguel - BR
Posted 2010-08-18 11:10 AM (#365950 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Alagoas, Brazil		That´s a Craviola. I got two of them, one 6 another 12 string. Check my pics on the Ning site.
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Avatar4550
Posted 2010-08-18 12:05 PM (#365951 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA		Those older Giannini Craviolas are great guitars. Well made by craftsmen in Brazil from nice woods.

I used to own a 12 string (that I wish I still had...). A 'friend' borrowed it to play at a party, got drunk and managed to wreck it (ASSH*LE!!). He paid for it, but they aren't that easy to find anymore.

There was a six string (similar to this one that went for $251 USD on goodwill.com last week. A lot of guitar for not-too-big bucks...

:)
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MWoody
Posted 2010-08-18 1:11 PM (#365952 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Upper Left USA		Agreed, $261 plus shipping on Fleabay with a Make Offer.
There have been a few of the 6/12/6N on there lately. I know I got a deal and like you said, they are just cool.

Hey OM'ee, mind if I hijack your thread?
Good job on the clean up!

For the record - If the outside of the case is "HOT" I would not hesitate to open it up since the heat will do more damage than the transition to a 70 degree room.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2010-08-18 1:23 PM (#365953 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		1988: Charlottesville VA: UVA circuit...I played 7 days a week using a 1615-4 and a 1768-5...went from well over 100 in the daytime frat parties to cold enough to hang fish at the night time club dates...never a problem and hardly a tuning problem either...these guitars can take it...

Now taking a guitar from freezing to above 70 instantly is a sure recipe for major finish cracks...
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-08-18 5:42 PM (#365954 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		I knew all about opening a cold box in a warm room.
There is even a warning about that on many Guitar Boxes.
I just wasn't sure if it worked the other way.
Just took the Celebrity outside and played today... Might go back out.
I sounds really nice. (Through a Roland Cube Street on JC Clean, which also makes a nice stool)
I did a side-by-side with the 1771LX and the CSE held it's own.
The LX is Lighter, but the CSE sounds nice next to it. Different, but nice.
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alpep
Posted 2010-08-18 6:07 PM (#365955 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: NJ		hot is just as bad as cold IMHO. best to let the guitar get to room temp.
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2010-08-18 11:49 PM (#365956 - in reply to #365935)
Subject: Re: Hot Weather and Shipping?


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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
Originally posted by alpep:
hot is just as bad as cold IMHO. best to let the guitar get to room temp.
Yep... to take it one step further.. it's not really a matter of Hot or Cold.. it's "sudden change". It's best to let a guitar change temperature as slowly as possible. Those trucks can up to and over 100 degrees in the sun easily... Dropping from 100 to 75, is just as bad as going from 50 - 75. The packing and the case act as a buffer letting the temperature fall or rise slowly. Much easier on the finish and glued parts.
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