It's heating up...

[edwardcav]

Welll its heating up down here in Oz, so bear with me for my next question.

Will it damage my guitar if I play shirtless :wink:

Seriously though. I don't sweat much.

Thanks!

[snetzley]

Ya know, I think I'd be keeping something between you and your guitar besides just skin. :twisted:

[adrian]

Hello,

I'd recommend wiping down your guitar with a damp cloth after each session.

G'day

[edwardcav]

not sydney :( look for "Dubbo" on your map.

G'Day back. That's what I was doing anyways (with the cloth).

On the topic - high levels of humidity can do what exactly, to your guitar? What are the warning signs?

[keith]

high humidity = :twisted:

personally, i think folks get so fired up about low humidity they forget about long periods of high humidity. maybe since damage done due to high humidity is considered reversable (to a degree they are correct, but....) the thinking is, hey, minor bummer but.....maybe there isan assumption that folks living in areas of prolonged periods of high humidity use a/c and therefore low humidity becomes an issue. however, many people do not use a/c or the humidity is high but the temps are low. that said.

i have high humidity damages the quality of the sound (put cotton in your ears and you get the idea). things do warp (warping is wood expanding and the opposite is woofing--wood contracting; woofing is word i learned for wood contracting) and do not always woof at the same rate. there is a plethora of info on this.

frequently we tend to give inanimate objects names and if we view our instruments as people (yes mine have names) then maybe we should treat them as we would want to be treated. personally, i prefer 72 degrees and 40-45 % humidity (although new england does not want to cooperate with me on this) and i find i function so much better and my spanish ladies do so as well.

one item i have found really helps is a product called eva dry. (type in eva dry into your search engine). they are small portable glass (special modern chemistry type glass) units that fit in a guitar case and lower the humidity inside a closed/clasped case about 10-12 humidity points. you recharge them via an electrical outlet every few weeks. not a big drop but it helps. room dehumidifiers work but they heat up the room and the windows do need to be closed.

so, put on a shirt, fire up the a/c and fill up the guitar humidifer. then go have a fosters. and be careful wrestling them croc's--no reason to break a nail.

[keith]

hey sorry about the boo-boos--trying to multi task and flopped. the big boo-boo--should have read: "i have found high humidity damages the sound......"

[adrian]

Read our two-part story on humidity and your guitar:
http://www.guitarsalon.com/index.php?site_url=108

Adrian, GSI

[edwardcav]

Wrestling Crocs :shock: G'day? Fosters?

Come on guys, give me a break.

Thanks for the humidity info.

[RCP1716]

About humidity, I would like to add that most luthiers used a dehumidifier in their workshops. The Idea is to keep the Humidity levels between 35% and no more than 45% when attaching with glue some guitar parts. The rest of the time the Humidity level is between 45% and 55% which is Ideal for a guitar to live in those levels of relative humidity. I do not think high levels of humidity around 60% and 70% will damage any guitar structure in any amount of time, but is true that the guitar will lose a lot of projection because of this. Try always if you live in a warm Temp weather zone with high levels of humidity for the most part of the year, to keep the A/C always on, so the Humidity levels will be between 50% to 55% for at least where your guitar is store. I hope this information will ease some of your questions.