Members geek_usa Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I have a wonderful (and I mean wonderfully awesome) Yamaha FG720SCA. Right from the factory everything was superb and I had a minor set-up adjustment about a year ago. It almost never goes out of tune (unless I foolishly forgetfully leave it in a cold car, then I have to retune the e and b strings only about 20 hz or so) and has near perfect intonation, about 98% across the whole board. I honestly have never owned a more forgiving and rewarding acoustic guitar. H o w e v e r.... being the lazy butt I am, I never really read up on humidity issues. I suppose that's why many of my guitars like to go out of tune now and then. A nice healthy crack developed from the bottom of the guitar to the bridge. It's a finish crack but it looks pretty deep. I just purchased a very expensive Japanese Strat and I'm re-thinking my humidity problems but for this acoustic, is there anything I can do? At this point it's clearly cosmetic and it had not affected the playability or sound one bit (from what I personally can tell). Any tips for the future? Thanks my fellow flat pickers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 The simplest advice is for you to re-humidify (The crack should close up), maintain humidity and avoid unnecessarily keeping it out of it's case for prolonged periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members werkout52 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Taylor has good video on what to do with dry guitars. Hope this helps.http://www.taylorguitars.com/see-hear/default.aspx?id=1004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Humidify the crap out of it. And then at least make an attempt to keep it stable. It will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 "A nice healthy crack developed from the bottom of the guitar to the bridge. It's a finish crack but it looks pretty deep." Well, if it is indeed a finish crack, and not a wood crack, it was likely not caused by a humidity issue. It was probably caused by leaving the guitar in a cold car, and then bringing into a warm room and opening the case too quickly. Just the opinions of your friendly neighborhood troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Catfish-Killa Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 never leave a guitar were you wouldnt leave a 7 year old child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 You could get the guitar repaired, but getting a top crack fixed has the potential to be pricey. If you're not terribly attached to the guitar and the crack isn't getting worse, you're probably OK just keeping it humidified. If the crack starts getting bigger, though, you might want to have it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RizinRico Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 well willie nelson would agree whole heartedlythats it baby, now you got a git worth playin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted February 26, 2010 Members Share Posted February 26, 2010 "A nice healthy crack developed from the bottom of the guitar to the bridge. It's a finish crack but it looks pretty deep."Well, if it is indeed a finish crack, and not a wood crack, it was likely not caused by a humidity issue. It was probably caused by leaving the guitar in a cold car, and then bringing into a warm room and opening the case too quickly.Just the opinions of your friendly neighborhood troll. Very true if it's a finish crack/check, but it's seemingly deep appearance tends to indicate a soundboard crack. Hard to tell without pic's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted February 26, 2010 Members Share Posted February 26, 2010 I have a wonderful (and I mean wonderfully awesome)...I honestly have never owned a more forgiving and rewarding acoustic guitar. H o w e v e r....A nice healthy crack developed from the bottom of the guitar to the bridge. It's a finish crack but it looks pretty deep. I just purchased a very expensive Japanese Strat and I'm re-thinking my humidity problems but for this acoustic, is there anything I can do? At this point it's clearly cosmetic and it had not affected the playability or sound one bit (from what I personally can tell). Any tips for the future? Thanks my fellow flat pickers! No. A soundboard crack does not end the guitar. Far from it. The best guitar I've ever owned or played, my sunburst Guild F65ce has a crack from the soundhole to the bridge. It had that crack when I bought it. Seller disclosed it. I still jumped at it. It's the guitar of my dreams. The crack, BTW was repaired beautifully. It's no longer a crack, in fact. If you love the guitar - a crack in the top can normally be repaired. Cherish it & take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxorox Posted February 26, 2010 Members Share Posted February 26, 2010 Had one do that. It was an obvious crack, and I had it cleated. Not a beautiful fix, but I swear it sounds better now than before it was busted. Humidify!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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