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beej
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Not that I've seen. The wood just shrinks slightly, leaving the fret ends protruding a bit. Goes right back to normal as soon as the moisture is replenished.
TNT
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LisaIs
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I have a guitar that has some pulling up. I just wasn't sure what would cause that. You know they leave the factory in perfect shape but Guitar Center is so dry that they have had acoustics split in half. When guitars hang on a tall wall, if they are high up at all is very warm and dry. Just for the record, this guitar isn't a USA made EBMM.
beej
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I can't say I've ever seen them pull up, that's pretty odd. Would imagine that's an easy fix for a good luthier though and shouldn't be too pricey.
Damn, I hate seeing store guitars in bad shape. You figure with the amount of money tied up in inventory, you'd get a good humidifier going ...
Damn, I hate seeing store guitars in bad shape. You figure with the amount of money tied up in inventory, you'd get a good humidifier going ...
Spudmurphy
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Hi Lisa
Yeah it is a problem and fret sprout happened to a guitar I had built in the 80's.
The story was that in 2000 I had a new heating system installed in my house which was soooooooo much more efficient than the last one.
The extra heat in the house caused the frets to sprout. It's a simple fix because in reality the frets only stick out fractions of a millimeter and a good Luthier can fix it in minutes. Alternatively anybody with a good knowledge of guitar maintenance can fix it.
The problems of fret lifting is another issue and can sometimes be fixed with a blob of superglue and then hammering the fret back down with a rubber faced mallet or a very soft piece of wood and a hammer.
You see many old acoustics with their tops split and the bracing coming loose - a good case humidifier goes a long way to helping with this issue.
Yeah it is a problem and fret sprout happened to a guitar I had built in the 80's.
The story was that in 2000 I had a new heating system installed in my house which was soooooooo much more efficient than the last one.
The extra heat in the house caused the frets to sprout. It's a simple fix because in reality the frets only stick out fractions of a millimeter and a good Luthier can fix it in minutes. Alternatively anybody with a good knowledge of guitar maintenance can fix it.
The problems of fret lifting is another issue and can sometimes be fixed with a blob of superglue and then hammering the fret back down with a rubber faced mallet or a very soft piece of wood and a hammer.
You see many old acoustics with their tops split and the bracing coming loose - a good case humidifier goes a long way to helping with this issue.
