again about humidity but hope someone can give me an advise

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p00nani

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Joined: Dec. 12 2009

again about humidity but hope someon...

well i played in a club today we play there in turns and bla bla bla ,there was very high humidity out but there was an air conditioner in the room now for some reason i just couldent get my guitar in tune now my strings are fine not new and not old. it was ok in my home, is it possible ? and do you guys have any solution for this problem ?

i really couldent get the guitar in tune it felt like the guitar warrped or something and went out of tune bah what a horrible day it was for me

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 7 2011 22:28:03

Paco del Mar

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Joined: Dec. 3 2006

RE: again about humidity but hope so... (in reply to p00nani)

Hello...

That what you tell of is normal .

You must know that flamenco guitars are made of wood.
Wood is a natural material and changes his dimensions when
the room conditions change.
It will lenth when it gets warm or humid and
will shorten if it gets cold and dry.
The best room conditions for a flamenco guitar are 20 -26°C temperature
and 40 - 60% humidity.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 8 2011 16:43:36

Steve Wright

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From: Scotland Fife UK

RE: again about humidity but hope so... (in reply to p00nani)

This is something we all should be taught first. We used to say that wood furniture is "still living" - that is, it is subject to changes. I tried selling one of my guitars and the buyer asked for me to take the guitar to him. We couldn't tune it - it was winter and he had his heating up high and the guitar had been kept in it's case. The guitar is fine - nothing wrong with it, but it is very sensitive the climate changes, so I leave it out now and it sounds beautiful.

Pro guitarist usually get to the gig in good time so that the guitar can settle in. How long your guitar takes to settle down will be a thing you will have to decide (well the guitar actually decides) - but it's one thing you will note and keep as a rule.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 10 2011 0:35:14

Ricardo

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RE: again about humidity but hope so... (in reply to p00nani)

General rule for me when I change environments. Basses tend to hold better so focus on trebles. Colder temp...the trebs drop in frequency, so you have to plan to stay on top of the tuning and keep winding em up ward. Warmer temps or sunlight exposure, the string will bend SHARP or go up in pitch. Depending on how bad you can tune em downward or just tug on em a bit periodically.

In extreme cases where you play outdoors in the cold, with space heaters that you get blown by at random times...you are screwed. They will change each time you get hit by the temp change. Don't play near blowing fans, AC units, or Heaters if you can avoid it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 10 2011 23:33:01