davewhite
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Post by davewhite on Jan 7, 2014 9:51:04 GMT
Took delivery of mine today 3.20 post inc can't be bad no battery though seems ok will report back later on performance Hoped it might have a tuner on it but no such luck What does it have to say about the current Arctic Vortex Ongoing Situation?
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My main instrument is: 1965 Hagstrom H45E
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Post by 007 on Jan 7, 2014 10:17:11 GMT
The freezing weather is being exacerbated by significant winds, and in Indianapolis, the conditions were so severe that the mayor of the city issued a travel ban for Monday.
We will cop it in about 2 weeks I reckon, High Wycombe will be particularly bad according to Radio HW Get those logs cut mate.
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Post by Martin on Jan 7, 2014 10:41:29 GMT
I've had a digital hygrometer/thermometer in my guitar room / junk room / garage for a few years and it seems to work very well. Just a cheapo right enough, but lets me know when things get extreme.
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Post by colan on Jan 9, 2014 7:20:46 GMT
OK, my new acquisition tests out just fine. tinyurl.com/pjmdaed What's the optimum reading for acoustic guitars ? I've got a reading of 47% in the room where I've always got a guitar out of its case
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Post by clydeslide on Jan 9, 2014 9:48:34 GMT
OK, my new acquisition tests out just fine. tinyurl.com/pjmdaed What's the optimum reading for acoustic guitars ? I've got a reading of 47% in the room where I've always got a guitar out of its case 47% is fine, 30-50% is optimum. To be honest, I've never heard of a guitar being damaged by too much humidity, maybe someone here has. The only thing I worry about is too low humidity, but it isn't too much of an issue up here.
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davewhite
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Post by davewhite on Jan 9, 2014 10:09:04 GMT
To be honest, I've never heard of a guitar being damaged by too much humidity, maybe someone here has. Have a look at these.
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Post by clydeslide on Jan 9, 2014 10:55:49 GMT
davewhite Can't see the pictures but the words are enough. Very specific conditions though, possibly even past the dew point. Have you ever heard of such a thing happening in naturally occuring conditions? (As natural as usual in home air conditions are). I should state that all my guitars stay in their cases when not being played as I'm both paranoid and have a two year old
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davewhite
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Post by davewhite on Jan 9, 2014 11:00:17 GMT
davewhite Can't see the pictures but the words are enough. Very specific conditions though, possibly even past the dew point. Have you ever heard of such a thing happening in naturally occuring conditions? (As natural as usual in home air conditions are). I should state that all my guitars stay in their cases when not being played as I'm both paranoid and have a two year old Conditions have to be extreme and prolonged but it did happen to my daughter's guitar in a basement flat in North London where a shower waste pipe was leaking. Over a period of months the guitar literally unzipped as the glue joints gave way. It must have been close to 100% humidity all of that time with mould growing on the walls and her belongings and the wooden bed slats starting to rot. Low humidity and high heat in centrally heated rooms in winter are a much greater threat here in the UK.
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Post by clydeslide on Jan 9, 2014 11:04:58 GMT
Well you've just convinced me to order an analog hygrometer. I'm lucky that I live in the same city that my guitar was built, so I at least know it will have been built in at least similar conditions to where it is stored (I've visited Jimmy on a couple of times too).
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