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Dr_simon
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Dr_simon
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 07/06/02
Posts: 5,021
12/01/2002 4:48 pm
I’m living in the Iowa at the moment and I am wondering about wintertime humidity.

We have had the heating on for about a month now and I’ve had all my guitars in cases with case humidifiers since the beginning of October. The humidity inside ranges between 25-40% though I’m expecting it to drop further than that as the temperature drops (Yummmmmm !!).

My question is: How badly will humidity affect my solid body guitars?

I saw the thread about humidity and a martin acoustic and I have had a quick google over the Internet. I found lots of info regarding acoustic guitars and humidity but nothing on electrics.

Is it better to let them dry out slowly or keep ‘em in the case and bring ‘em out for a couple of hours at a time whilst you are playing them.?

I am having no problems with tuning at the moment and this makes me thing Im doing OK however you cant help but worry !!!!

Cheers
S

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