Humidity Control

[gardo]

Is this something reliable to maintain  a D 18 . It has been kept in a case and humidity monitored. It seems like a good idea if it works.

[garthman]

I don't know.

I don't humidify any of my guitars - never have done - and a couple are 50+ years old. They sit on stands or hang on walls in my non-airconditioned house and endure whatever conditions the UK weather provides.

[Mikeo]

https://www.stewmac.com/strings-and-accessories/instrument-accessories/humidity-control-and-monitoring/digital-humidity--temperature-gauge/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2021-08-gp&gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGlXbfiq0rFelAwT-DNPnbonjV_Xsykly_xyiFVy14KLTw1sgmfixLxoCivQQAvD_BwE

https://www.stewmac.com/strings-and-accessories/instrument-accessories/humidity-control-and-monitoring/daddario-planet-waves-hygrometer/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2021-08-gp&gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGvwe0pdCiFlJ9BedX9RVacMvJQMW-aQVd-BZuGnGoGERP270j_xSkhoCINwQAvD_BwE

 

 

[gardo]

On 8/1/2021 at 8:09 AM, garthman said:

I don't know.

I don't humidify any of my guitars - never have done - and a couple are 50+ years old. They sit on stands or hang on walls in my non-airconditioned house and endure whatever conditions the UK weather provides.

Thanks,  I once felt the same way but then had an Aria 12 string develop a crack on the  top. I got it repaired under warranty but it was neve  quite the same, to me  at least. 

Perhaps it was just a cheap guitar to start with but I don’t chance it anymore.

[gardo]

On 8/2/2021 at 2:11 PM, Mikeo said:

https://www.stewmac.com/strings-and-accessories/instrument-accessories/humidity-control-and-monitoring/digital-humidity--temperature-gauge/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2021-08-gp&gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGlXbfiq0rFelAwT-DNPnbonjV_Xsykly_xyiFVy14KLTw1sgmfixLxoCivQQAvD_BwE

https://www.stewmac.com/strings-and-accessories/instrument-accessories/humidity-control-and-monitoring/daddario-planet-waves-hygrometer/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2021-08-gp&gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGvwe0pdCiFlJ9BedX9RVacMvJQMW-aQVd-BZuGnGoGERP270j_xSkhoCINwQAvD_BwE

 

 

I do use a hygrometer and add humors when the heat is on  It looks like the humidipak also absorbs excess humidity which is released as needed. I like the concept of it works 

[garthman]

On 8/9/2021 at 3:27 PM, gardo said:

Thanks,  I once felt the same way but then had an Aria 12 string develop a crack on the  top. I got it repaired under warranty but it was neve  quite the same, to me  at least. 

Perhaps it was just a cheap guitar to start with but I don’t chance it anymore.

I think it very much depends on where you live. If I lived in the Arizona desert I'd probably use a hygrometer but here in the UK the relative humidity is usually 70%+ which seems to suit guitars well.

[gardo]

6 hours ago, garthman said:

I think it very much depends on where you live. If I lived in the Arizona desert I'd probably use a hygrometer but here in the UK the relative humidity is usually 70%+ which seems to suit guitars well.

It must be a fairly mild climate go you. The house here gets very dry over the winter when the heat is on. We use a heat pump which is a dry heat. It may go to 30 percent so I add humidity