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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Humidifying Guitars (in reply to mark indigo)
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I'm with Mark on keeping it low-tech. In my case, as I mentioned in my original post, keeping a wet sponge inside a travel soap dish with holes in the top, and placing it in the headstock end of the guitar case, has worked just fine. No worries about water getting into the guitar, and it humidifies the neck as well, helping to prevent exposure of the ****ly fret edges caused by shrinkage of dried out fretboard. In any case, whatever one feels comfortable with, as long as it keeps the guitar humidified. Cheers, Bill
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Date Dec. 12 2009 5:13:52
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at_leo_87
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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A
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RE: Humidifying Guitars (in reply to Ramon Amira)
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kozz, prominent critic's comment made me a bit worried. i'm still getting one, i don't really see any other good, affordable options. quote:
However, I've read some reviews and comments about that Humicase etc., and a lot of people simply don't like the case itself, just as a case. quote:
If it's a chilly, dry winters day, call a friend over. I've found that humidity goes up with more people in the apartment :-) good for heat too! here's my diy humidifier. it's a case for mints. i just drilled holes in it, stuck a sponge in and wet it. it's attached to a string so that i can hang inside of my guitar if i want to. right now it's sitting below the compartment in my case above the heel of the guitar. the room is at 30% humidity. inside the case it's 50%. says 49 because i just opened it.
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Date Dec. 12 2009 5:54:37
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Ramon Amira
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Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City
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RE: Humidifying Guitars (in reply to at_leo_87)
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kozz, prominent critic's comment made me a bit worried. i'm still getting one, i don't really see any other good, affordable options. I do remember reading some negative things about the case, but I just looked at some photos, and it looks okay to me. Also they make different models, so maybe I had read about one of their cheaper models. Here are two review of their "Metro" model, which looks pretty good to me, and the reviews are good. I think it costs a couple of hundred. 1 User Rating Overall Quality Features Value Customer Reviews Overall Quality Features Value Well built, functunable, and reliable case Posted by Bono from Alaska on Sep 30, 2008 Experience w/product: I own it Reviewer's Background: Musician Reviewer's Play Style: classical The metro is a fantastic case. The great thing about this guitar is that it has a reliable climate and humidity control system. Although it may seem like it costs alot, the case sports pretty descent quality and value. Not only does it protect your instrument, it also keeps it at an optimal climate. I checked the reliability of the climate contorl with a hygrometer and it seems like it does a proper job. The only down side is that it not airline luggage quality. Overall a great and practical unit. Submitter: kevinjahr 2007/3/20 Overall Rating 5 Durability 5 Ease of Use 5 Functionality 5 This is an acoustic guitar case with built in humidifiers. It's a great case...made very well and looks very sharp. What sets it apart from other cases are the built in humidifiers because they really allow the guitar to maintain its tone and character.
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Date Dec. 12 2009 6:43:37
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