Comments on: Humidity Reminder http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/ Classical Guitar Lessons, Interview, News, Tips & More Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Doyle http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1967 Jim Doyle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:12:12 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1967 There is a great downloadable fact sheet from Taylor Guitars on Humidity and guitars. My studio is in a full live in basement. So I am very keen on Humidity. Luckely my home is high and I never get water. I get around 60% humidity in summer and 40% in winter.( If I do nothing ) but I have a de-humidifier for summer that maintains 50-55%. It dumps into my sump tank so I never have to empty it. And in winter, I place pots of water around for maintaining humidity when it gets low. I worked in the heating and air conditioning field for years before I became a teacher, so it has been practice for me to not only maintain my guitar environment for my instruments but for anything else that is suseptable to moisture. The basement is the heartbeat of a home. It effects the whole house health wise. So if you maintain basement humidity, the rest of the home is better. Thanks for this blog. Jim Doyle http://www.taylorguitars.com/global/pdfs/greatest_hits.pdf There is a great downloadable fact sheet from Taylor Guitars on Humidity and guitars. My studio is in a full live in basement. So I am very keen on Humidity. Luckely my home is high and I never get water. I get around 60% humidity in summer and 40% in winter.( If I do nothing ) but I have a de-humidifier for summer that maintains 50-55%. It dumps into my sump tank so I never have to empty it. And in winter, I place pots of water around for maintaining humidity when it gets low.
I worked in the heating and air conditioning field for years before I became a teacher, so it has been practice for me to not only maintain my guitar environment for my instruments but for anything else that is suseptable to moisture. The basement is the heartbeat of a home. It effects the whole house health wise. So if you maintain basement humidity, the rest of the home is better. Thanks for this blog. Jim Doyle

http://www.taylorguitars.com/global/pdfs/greatest_hits.pdf

]]> By: Christopher Davis http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1960 Christopher Davis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:53 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1960 Yep, it is! Yep, it is!

]]> By: Bobber http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1959 Bobber Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:38:34 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1959 Hey is that a photo of the new guitar? Hey is that a photo of the new guitar?

]]> By: Charles Mokotoff http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1957 Charles Mokotoff Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:33:11 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1957 Actually I think everyone with a high end guitar should have a room humidifier. The Oasis you have pictured does nothing when you are playing the instrument. I really like the Ventasonic humidifier I bought at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It doesn't require the maintenance that GuitarVlog describes. I needed to do that with my other room humidifiers and it isn't a pleasant job. If you don't do it they stink up the room as it spews who knows what into the air. I keep the Oasis in all the time when not playing it, but have the room humidifier keeping the air at around 50%. Though I think anywhere from 40-60 RH is okay. Actually I think everyone with a high end guitar should have a room humidifier. The Oasis you have pictured does nothing when you are playing the instrument. I really like the Ventasonic humidifier I bought at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It doesn’t require the maintenance that GuitarVlog describes. I needed to do that with my other room humidifiers and it isn’t a pleasant job. If you don’t do it they stink up the room as it spews who knows what into the air. I keep the Oasis in all the time when not playing it, but have the room humidifier keeping the air at around 50%. Though I think anywhere from 40-60 RH is okay.

]]> By: Jordan Clemens http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1941 Jordan Clemens Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:54:15 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1941 At least you don't live in Central Canada where it gets real cold, and real dry. Fortunately I have a HumiCase which keeps my guitar in good shape. Also, if possible, it's wise to buy a guitar from a luthier in a similar climate. My 2010 guitar I've ordered is a Mick Lazar guitar, and he lives in St. Albert (just outside of Edmonton), so the woods will already be tempered (somewhat), and I'll have a lot less to worry about. Check him out! www.lazarguitars.com At least you don’t live in Central Canada where it gets real cold, and real dry. Fortunately I have a HumiCase which keeps my guitar in good shape. Also, if possible, it’s wise to buy a guitar from a luthier in a similar climate. My 2010 guitar I’ve ordered is a Mick Lazar guitar, and he lives in St. Albert (just outside of Edmonton), so the woods will already be tempered (somewhat), and I’ll have a lot less to worry about. Check him out!

http://www.lazarguitars.com

]]> By: GuitarVlog http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/12/humidity-reminder/#comment-1940 GuitarVlog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:50:55 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2545#comment-1940 Timely advice, given that now is when a lot of us turn our heaters on. I keep all of my guitars on hangers so I use a cool-mist room humidifier which doesn't require distilled water. It requires monthly maintenance of washing the filters but that's just a 30-minute job. Timely advice, given that now is when a lot of us turn our heaters on. I keep all of my guitars on hangers so I use a cool-mist room humidifier which doesn’t require distilled water. It requires monthly maintenance of washing the filters but that’s just a 30-minute job.

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