Members tx.toadies Posted March 23, 2006 Members Posted March 23, 2006 Any useful tips or sites about caring for your acoustic properly? Things to do to care for your fretboard, strings, neck, finish, body, etc.?
Members kwakatak Posted March 23, 2006 Members Posted March 23, 2006 www.frets.comLook for the Steel String Guitar Manual: http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/OwnerManual/manssguitar.html
Members studyscoot Posted March 23, 2006 Members Posted March 23, 2006 Acoustic guitars don't like bbq sauce. Thats about all you need to know.
Members Kap'n Posted March 23, 2006 Members Posted March 23, 2006 Something I learned yesterday. Don't use the plastic disk soundhole cover on a Damp-It humidfier. I overhumidified my Bourgeois, and now I've got 1/4" action. Fortunately it'll go back down in a few days. In NewEngland - humdify between December and March.
Members Queequeg Posted March 23, 2006 Members Posted March 23, 2006 Humidify them (and/or the room they're in) in the winter time, if you're in cold climes. Don't leave them in your car in the summer time. or the winter time now that i think about it. if your guitar has a Nitro Cellulous Lacquer Finish, keep it the hell away from cheap guitar stands with the black foam on them, or it will eat your guitar. Do you think I'm making this up? Never turn your truss rod more than a 1/4 crank without tuning it up again and trying it. Don't modify it until you get a second opinion. then get another opinion. (opinions from the guy in the music store trying to sell you something don't count.) But don't modify it; get another guitar.
Members tx.toadies Posted March 24, 2006 Author Members Posted March 24, 2006 Should I buy one of those humidifiers?
Members Queequeg Posted March 24, 2006 Members Posted March 24, 2006 I have a room humidifier for the music room and I have some planet waves case humidifiers for the better guitars, which I usually forget to refill, and they can stay in the cases for weeks or months sometimes.http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/GVH.htm But I didn't used to do any of this. I never had a problem probably because I was just lucky. I would think running an A/C all summer in Dallas would suck almost all the moisture out of the air. That would be bad. There's a lot to choose from. $5-$15. It would be too bad to damage a guitar for saving $15. Guitars require so little maintenance, we ought to be willing to do the minimum.
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 24, 2006 Members Posted March 24, 2006 Originally posted by tx.toadies Should I buy one of those humidifiers? yes, or make your own. I have one in each case (and keep my gits in their cases) I don't humidify my metal reso tho, just a little chrome polish...
Members tx.toadies Posted March 24, 2006 Author Members Posted March 24, 2006 Originally posted by Freeman Keller yes, or make your own. I have one in each case (and keep my gits in their cases)I don't humidify my metal reso tho, just a little chrome polish... Make my own?
Members Kap'n Posted March 24, 2006 Members Posted March 24, 2006 Originally posted by tx.toadies Make my own? Get a plastic travel soap dish. Drill a bunch of holes in the top. Stick a sponge in it, and stick it in the case, by the headstock.
Members 6942 Posted March 25, 2006 Members Posted March 25, 2006 A Planet Waves humidifier is the best insurance for your guitar (roughly $10). I'd feel like a horses ass, if I didn't spend the money, and all my guitars ended up looking like driftwood!
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