roburado
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Does EBMM have humidification recommendations for their instruments?
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PugNinjas
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Great question, I'd be interested in knowing this as well considering the lovely Vegas climate where I reside
Good question!
I found out that Wonder Wipes Fretboard Conditioner changed my fretboard. When I got my guitar it was kinda dry, when I wiped it with WWFC it became very fresh and vivid. Now it looks fantastic.
Anyway it would be great to have some professional advise on that!
I found out that Wonder Wipes Fretboard Conditioner changed my fretboard. When I got my guitar it was kinda dry, when I wiped it with WWFC it became very fresh and vivid. Now it looks fantastic.
Anyway it would be great to have some professional advise on that!
MusicManJP6
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Yeah - the fretboard wipes are awesome! I won't need to use them much, but boy do they make the fretboard look amazing!
I keep my guitars in their cases when I'm not playing them, so I'm hoping that helps more than anything, but I still think some humidification in the winter months wouldn't be a bad idea. It's humid as hell here in the south in the summer...
roburado
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This dry Michigan winter air is brutal on guitars. I need to do something. I might order up a few of those Planet Waves instrument humidifiers. I'm going to look into a humidifier for the room too.
pearlredburst
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with my JP7 i use a room humidifier and havent had any problems SO FAR...Im in the UP of Michigan too. Any news about special specifications would be a LIFE SAVER!
roburado
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I can only assume it's worse where you are than here in SE Michigan.
pearlredburst
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still nothing?
73h Nils
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I'm interested in this too...Good 'ol Canadian climate.... -35 all the way to +40 with humidity...
no kidding...
last week here in Minnesota we went from a high of like 40F on Monday (with snow melting like crazy) to about -10F in roughly 24 hours (everything froze solid again - super slippery on the sidewalks - and the air was bone dry), then back up to the mid 20's by the end of the week. Today it's about 30F and foggy with light snow...
I suppose it's needless to say that I had to do a little truss rod tweaking.
casper777
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Personally I'm using a room humidifier...
If I don't during winter there is only 26% humidity in my guitar room, which is a bit too dry...
You should try to keep it between 40% and 50% all the time if possible....
If I don't during winter there is only 26% humidity in my guitar room, which is a bit too dry...
You should try to keep it between 40% and 50% all the time if possible....
marsguitars
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Sounds like it could get a bit smelly after a week or two!
Yeah, I got the advise a few months ago but haven't tried it cuz I don't want a compost heap in my guitar case.
beej
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I've got a room humidifier too. Set it at 40% and fill it constantly ...
Seems to do the trick. The guitars move a bit, but not too much. No fret sprout.
Seems to do the trick. The guitars move a bit, but not too much. No fret sprout.
roburado
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Beej, which humidifier do you have?
beej
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Emerson MoistAir 12 Gallon. What they had at Home Depot last year. A decent size given that I don't want to block a hallway, and has a digital display so I know where I'm setting it at.
