Boveda packs for humidity control in the case
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PFDarkside
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I use Humidipaks in my acoustic case.
PFDarkside
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How the heck don’t you need humidification in the winter? I have who house humidifiers and room ones and I still put them in my case.
GuitarStv
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I don't care about humidity for my electrics - they seem fine with everything we get. My acoustic though I'm fussy about . . . the top will swell and the action raises (and it doesn't sound as good) when it gets too humid, and I'm afraid to find out what happens if it gets really dry. So I have a digital hygrometer that I keep in the case with the guitar, and I check it every day when I pull it out of the case.
I keep a music nomad sound hole humidifier with a small sponge in my acoustic during the winters where humidity drops below 30% in the basement.
It gets really humid here in the summer. Usually we've got a few months where humidity in my basement is bouncing from 60 - 80%. I just put some silica gel balls in a pair of my wife's old pantyhose and stick it in my acoustic case. This will drop the case humidity down to around 50 - 60%. After a couple weeks the silica gel balls will change colour and stop absorbing moisture . . . so you just stick 'em in a bowl and microwave for a minute or so to dry them out. A couple lbs of color changing silica gel is like 10 - 20$ and will last you a really long time. Way cheaper than any of those commercial solutions.
I keep a music nomad sound hole humidifier with a small sponge in my acoustic during the winters where humidity drops below 30% in the basement.
It gets really humid here in the summer. Usually we've got a few months where humidity in my basement is bouncing from 60 - 80%. I just put some silica gel balls in a pair of my wife's old pantyhose and stick it in my acoustic case. This will drop the case humidity down to around 50 - 60%. After a couple weeks the silica gel balls will change colour and stop absorbing moisture . . . so you just stick 'em in a bowl and microwave for a minute or so to dry them out. A couple lbs of color changing silica gel is like 10 - 20$ and will last you a really long time. Way cheaper than any of those commercial solutions.
Demanic
PenultimateTone Member
You're in NM, I would think that the lack of humidity would be more of a problem. But even here in AZ, the humidity in my house stays steady ~70%.
When I grew up in NE, it would get so dry in winter that you could pull 1" sparks off a doorknob after walking across the living room carpet.
And as Steve said, I would be more concerned about an acoustic guitar than an electric.
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When I grew up in NE, it would get so dry in winter that you could pull 1" sparks off a doorknob after walking across the living room carpet.
And as Steve said, I would be more concerned about an acoustic guitar than an electric.
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solspirit
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Im only worriend about thé acoustics.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
There is a lot of clay in NH so our foundations hold a lot of moisture. Our basements are damp all year round. If you do not run a dehumidifier anything paper, cardboard, or wood gets ruined in the basement. Black mold could also be a problem.
