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britguy

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PLanet Waves Humidipak system??? 
I recently installed a PLanet Waves Humidipak system in the case of my prized flamenco guitar. Together with a Planet Waves humidity guage.

I understood this system was supposed to maintain about 45 % relative humidity. Mine rarely gets above 38 %, and I leave it in the case all the time. What's wrong? Anybody any experience with this system?

Will my guitar be under-humidified at 38%?

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Ruphus

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RE: PLanet Waves Humidipak system??? (in reply to britguy) 
What a guitar needs is individually determined by the relative humdity during essembly.
Usually 45% being optimal, and anything between 40 to 50% alright.
With 38% I guess you mustn´t be too worried, but bringing it up to 40% should be recommendable in the long run.

I don´t know how that system looks like, but if the humdifying unit looks like those black thingies from Planet Waves with perforated shell ... Mine ended up in the trash.
I found that humdifiers with an inclosed sponge will develop either mold or moss over time. Maybe not immediately threatening the guitar, but I decided to better stay away from such.

Instead I "invented" a very simple, yet efficient and airy solution that looks like below.

It takes you a toothpick, a kitchen foam and about 4-5 ml of water.
Stick the pick through right at the edege, so that the foam wont protrude and touch the cases lid from inside.
Watch out to soaken the foam evenly ( maybe crease it a bit, so that the water will spread inside the foam ).
Put it between treble strings, preferrably between G and H.
Don´t let the foam touch the soundholes rim.
Keep your case standing on the side ( not on its back ). [ Recommended on principle.]
Keep the case closed while having taken the guitar out of it.

In a very dry environment soaking around every ~ 10 days will suffice.

Ruphus



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ecross

 

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RE: PLanet Waves Humidipak system??? (in reply to britguy) 
I've used the planet waves humidity stuff on some of my guitars before and I also had it sit in the high 30's. I like the concept but I think the technology is still lacking. Have you tried any other methods yet?
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