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Exitao -> Can someone tall me what this is? (Jan. 5 2010 19:18:35)
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So, I was wiping down my guitar with my chamois, and I thought it might be time to take a moist cloth to it because I thought I felt some drag on the cloth (sound board is French polish). So a lightly ran my hand over the surface and suddenly felt something very strange..
Between the bridge and the base of the guitar it seems like the seam in the match-book joint has separated, almost 5". When I look across the surface, I can see that the area along the split looks raised.
I contacted the luthier and asked him about this and he says it's from humidity problems. We had a cold/dry snap (unusual in this locale).
He recommended me to a more local luthier, because he hates doing repairs, and if it was humidity, it's not a warranty type issue.
Can anyone educate me a bit about this?
The plans are the Barbero ex-Sabicas ones,
http://www.luth.org/plans/pl42.jpg
so it seems that a brace extends under the split. Would a repair specialist or luthier consider this to include as a re-glue of a brace? (seems it it costs more).
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Oddly, I hadn't touched my guitar for a few weeks and had put it in it's case for the duration of a guest staying over. And this was during the time of the cold snap. So it would appear that nylon shell hard/soft cases aren't very useful for humidity control. Due to Vancouver's climate, I don't know anyone who uses guitar humidifiers and such... and previous online questions seemed to indicate that it wasn't really worth a fuss.
Now, I'm inclined to be upset. Who should I blame? Me? The luthier? God who mocks me in Heaven? The internet?
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