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I have a 2778 LX and was wondering how everyone else humidifies their O's. I leave my O on a guitar stand for easy access and want to make sure I'm not drying out the wood.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | "Humidifier" should get a ton of hits, but it's probably in the Archives. Seems to be a long thread on this every winter. Try "Dampit" if you can't find it. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Tom,
If your Guitar is in a room that is at a Humidity level of I beleive between 45-55% then you are fine, but, that is rarely the case. I use a Damp-it guitar humidifier. It is a 10" long rubber tube with a "sponge" like material inside to hold water. Slips right inside one of the holes. (Ok you guys with the dirty minds, I'm trying to help him)Anyway,any guitar store should have them. I think the run between 15 & 20 dollars. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | How do you measure a rooms humidity?
Also how do you measure the humidity in a closed case? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Most of us run room humidifiers during the dry winter months, and dehumidifiers during the wet summer months. Best way to determine your needs is to use a room humidistat. |
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Location: Utah | In a dry climate, or during the winter with the heat running, a Dampit doesn't seem to me to be up to the task unless the guitar is kept in the case and you re-wet the damp-it daily.
We have a Sears brand humidifier that is rated for a small house. It is in the music room and the door is kept closed. The humidity stays at 50% easily, and we have to refill the tank about every two days.
When we had an open room downstairs as the music room, the humidifier ran non-stop. Even though the humidity near the humidifier was close to 50%, at the other side of the room it was 30% just due to air moving freely. FWIW, I would recommend a fairly hefty humidifier and to keep your guitars in a room with restricted airflow. A bedroom with an open door would work ok but you'll be refilling the humidifier more frequently. An open floor plan will require a lot more humidification capacity sufficient for the whole house. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | And to measure the humidity inside the case? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Damp-its come with a little humidity meter-thingie.
Take a plastic film can, punch six holes in it and put in a damp little sponge. Put it in your case.
Or I got these... Herco Humidifiers - $4 Free shipping, and they put candy in the package! :eek:
And I also have a Thrift-Store humidifier in my room. It only keeps the room around 38%, but when I put my guitars in their cases they have the little can of wet clay in there. You just re-wet them when you put the guitar back in the case. Or every two weeks, if a guitar sits in the case that long.
Oh! And Dweezil, I thought it was always humid in England?
We have comfortable humidity here in the Great Northwest...
But the central air/heat in my building dries the air out, hence the humidifiers. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | You'll learn all about the effects of humidity when you pull you baby out of the case and see an ugly crack!
This happened to me one time and I learned my lesson really well. Had one sold for a grand and when I pulled it out of the closet to ship, saw the crack....goodbye sale....which ultimately sold for $600. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Dweezil, you have too many guitars to try to humidify them in their cases. Get a room humidifier and leave them out.
I'm having problems keeping the basement up to 45% this winter. I don't know if it's the filters getting dirty or if the furnace is drying things out more this winter. |
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