Winter Guitar

Hi everyone. It's cold and dry out and your guitar is starting to feel the effects. I've already adjusted 5 guitars due to the change in humidity. Try to keep your guitar at 40 to 50 per cent relative humidity and it should be fine. Keep it in the case and use a guitar humidifier like the products from Planet Waves.

Hopefully, nothing will happen to your guitar. But, you might notice the fret ends scratching your hands as you slide up the neck. Or it might start buzzing and sound more like a sitar than a guitar. At the worst, and I've seen this before, a crack develops on the top and just gets worse. In that case the repair shop needs to re-hydrate it which can take weeks. Then re-glue and clamp and maybe cleat the top. It's not cheap and it's not covered by any warranty that I've seen.

So take good care of your guitar, and keep playing!

Terry 

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