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MarkF786
Posted 2012-12-15 2:45 PM (#463155)
Subject: When to humidify Ovation?


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Location: Marlton, NJ		Ovation's official recommendation is to keep the humidity level between 40% and 60%. Most other acoustic guitar makes recommend a narrower range (45% to 55%?). In my old house, I had gas forced air heating, and humidity could get as low as 20% in the winter, so I kept all my acoustics in their cases all winter with humidifiers. But in my current house, I have a heat pump and the winters have been milder so the humidity has hovered slightly above 40%. I've put my Taylors in their cases with a humidifier, but I've kept my Ovations out - and would prefer to keep them out.

At what humidity level do you guys put your Os in their cases with a humidifier?

Thanks,

Mark
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Damon67
Posted 2012-12-15 2:59 PM (#463156 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Jet City		I have a humidifier, they're always out of the cases.
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Damon67
Posted 2012-12-15 3:47 PM (#463158 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Jet City		I guess I should specify... ROOM humidifier
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Stuart Miller
Posted 2012-12-15 7:14 PM (#463161 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Lebanon, TN		I have just replaced my main zone furnace with a complete Trane system including Air cleaner and humidifier. It is awesome and I am so delighted as I placed 4 hygrometers around the lower of the house and I am delighted to say that the humidity is now between 42-50 all the time. However my guitars live upstairs where with the heating it bounces around 22-38, so the boys and girls stay mostly in their cases. The K1111 and the 1537 however are very happy on the stand downstiars :-)
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Damon67
Posted 2012-12-16 2:34 AM (#463165 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Jet City

Man, I'd love to get that installed here, but we just lease the place. We are getting a new NG furnace installed soon though (I hope). Last year ran us nearly $5k in heating oil.



Edited by Damon67 2012-12-16 2:38 AM
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kentrookie
Posted 2012-12-16 8:31 AM (#463168 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?


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Location: Seattle		What Me Worry?
Not so much after seeing this 2010 Ovation promo video on youtube
The Shape of Durability - Ovation Guitars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0UtwT0uXdT...

Pretty sure if one is comfortable the guitar will be as well
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FlySig
Posted 2012-12-16 9:43 AM (#463170 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Utah		The Royal College of Music in London has a small but impressive museum of instruments. Many of the instruments go back 400 years. Needless to say, this is a climate controlled room. They have versions of violins, guitars, cellos, pianos, flutes, etc.

Here's a picture of their hygrometer. If 30% is good for preventing decay in this museum, 30% is a safe number for our guitars though a higher % may be recommended by manufacturers for tone or just to match their factory. I think stability in humidity is probably more important than the exact % humidity. I keep our music room at home set at 40%.



Some of their guitar collection. One of these is dated 1650, so they are old.









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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2012-12-16 5:34 PM (#463173 - in reply to #463170)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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FlySig - 2012-12-16 7:43 AM

I really like the sound-hole covers. I want one
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FlySig
Posted 2012-12-16 11:26 PM (#463180 - in reply to #463155)
Subject: Re: When to humidify Ovation?



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Location: Utah		Al probably sells them...
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