Members outdoorgb Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 And he is carrying a box sent from Notable Guitars... Here in the Willamette Valley of Oregon it is hovering at about 32
Members timmay8612 Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 Better safe than sorry remember, never hurts to wait, whats another 12 hours?
Members icthyopolis Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 are you sure you stuck the thermometer in the BOX?
Members Hudman Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 I live in Michigan. Here's my "cold weather shipping" rules: I wait an hour to an hour and half for the outer box to warm up and remove the case from the box. I wait another hour and open the case. You can open your guitar and remove it from the case as soon as you get home because 5 hours is more than enough time for the guitar to reach room temperature. I bought a lot of guitars during the cold Michigan winters and never had a problem using my method.
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 The general rule of thumb is to let the shipping box reach room temp, then let the case reach room temp. My rule of thumb would be to take the case out tonight and open it tomorrow. You've waited this long - another day won't hurt. Then, of course, you need to take some pictures and post them, after which you can tune up and give it a strum. And the only thing I remember from Thermodynamics is the Third Law of Fun "like entropy, there is only so much fun in the universe. Some folks aren't having their share. It is up to me to use any excess" And just so you don't feel too bad, on the other side of the hills it was +5 this morning and I totally blew the wax
Members outdoorgb Posted January 24, 2008 Author Members Posted January 24, 2008 I appreciate your input all! I'll keep checking temps and use common sense.
Members Broadus Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 Congratulations on the new guitar! I suspect you shared somewhere what you had ordered, but I missed it. Looking forward to a full report with the requisite photos. Bill
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 Mostly I think it is a function of the type of finish. The real horror stories last year were the nitro finished guitars that upon exposure to warm air would get kind of a milky haze - I don't know if it was condensation or what. I had also heard of finishes checking or crazing, but don't remember details. My guess would be that the catalyzed polymer finishes would be much more resistant than nitro. And for what it is worth, I regularly take my satin UV finished Taylor on ski and camping trips. It might spend all day in a helicopter, then sitting in a snow bank, then taken in the lodge, just in its case (no box). I think nothing of popping the case open and playing a few Ski Tracks Blues. No problems....
Members Samilyn Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 WhooHoo!! NGD!!! Pretty much what everyone has already said. When I got my GJ git for Christmas, once the box felt at room temp, I cracked it open a bit to let warm air inside the box. Mine was shipped sans git case, so when the git box inside the box felt okay, it came out of the shipping box. Another couple of hours and I cracked the top flap of the git box to let the warmer air in very slowly. Whole procedure took about 6 or 7 hours, as I recall. I was really scared to mess something up. GJ git came out of the box shiny and pretty - no adverse temp effects whatsoever.
Members rjoxyz Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 I live in Michigan.Here's my "cold weather shipping" rules:I wait an hour to an hour and half for the outer box to warm up and remove the case from the box. I wait another hour and open the case.You can open your guitar and remove it from the case as soon as you get home because 5 hours is more than enough time for the guitar to reach room temperature.I bought a lot of guitars during the cold Michigan winters and never had a problem using my method. I am just up the road from Hud, and this is pretty much what I do. I try to avoid opening the case until it nears room temperature. I may be little more patient with a nitro finish guitar, especially if big $$$, but I prefer to buy such guitars in person.
Members MDLMUSIC Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 Man, am I glad I live in the southern California Desert where it's warm enough that I can wear shorts and a T-shirt in January. Of course in July the temperature is 125 degrees and the strings on the guitar get too hot to touch. Once I accidentally left a guitar in the back seat and the plastic nut melted.
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 Man, am I glad I live in the southern California Desert where it's warm enough that I can wear shorts and a T-shirt in January.Of course in July the temperature is 125 degrees and the strings on the guitar get too hot to touch.Once I accidentally left a guitar in the back seat and the plastic nut melted. So while I'm up here freezing my nuts yours are melting. Wait a minute, that doesn't sound quite right...
Members Samilyn Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 So while I'm up here freezing my nuts yours are melting. Wait a minute, that doesn't sound quite right... LMAO.
Members Steadfastly Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 What about guys that play in cold climates where the temps are aways changing, like from the house to the car or trailer, car to the gig, gig to the car, car to the house again. As long as it is not -20C and then going to +20C, you shouldn't have a problem.
Members Hudman Posted January 24, 2008 Members Posted January 24, 2008 What about guys that play in cold climates where the temps are aways changing, like from the house to the car or trailer, car to the gig, gig to the car, car to the house again. As long as it is not -20C and then going to +20C, you shouldn't have a problem. Extreme cold doesn't hurt guitars. Rapid temperature change has the potential to hurt guitars. Nitro finishes are very sensitive to rapid temp changes. A case or a padded gig bag works great to protect the guitar when you make trips in and of the cold. It's a different story when your guitar is left in the cold for several hours or days on end like they do during the shipping process. The cardboard shipping boxes usually reach room temperature in a hour or so. When you pull the case out it usually feels cool. It usually takes 30 minutes to an hour for the case to reach room temperature. I only follow this procedure when the outside temp is below freezing. With that being said, I doubt guitar stores wait all day for their guitar shipments to warm up.
Members outdoorgb Posted January 25, 2008 Author Members Posted January 25, 2008 Alrighty then... here is what I saw this morning at 8:23am... I had the wife remove the case from the box and it is now sitting, waiting for my arrival. I shall post later. I really hope there is a guitar in the case:lol:
Members Hudman Posted January 25, 2008 Members Posted January 25, 2008 Why is that guy wearing shorts? It must not be very cold or he's nuts.
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