Ideally wooden instruments are going to be stored someplace where the humidity doesn't vary that much.
However, most of us don't live in an ideal world.
What you want is for it to be neither too dry nor too wet. 61% is, in my mind, a bit on the damp side. I'd play with it some, but try to keep the lower end above 30% and the upper end under 60%.
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The humidity changing that much inside of a case seems rather odd to me. The humidity doesn't change that much day to day in my house. :? It's my understanding that 50% is optimum and anything within 20% of that is OK. Having said that people tend to get really anal about humidity for some reason. Unless you live somewhere that the humidity is really extreme i.e. a Desert or rainforest, keeping it in its case should be enough. The exception would be having really dry heat in the winter. My recommendation for that situation is buy some house plants and or an aquarium. Both are good for you and your guitar in that situation. :)
Tim Madsen
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Here is a great article.
http://www.larrivee.com/flash/features/education/humidity/humidity.html
Cheers,
Max
Hello,
A customer of mine referred me to this thread. He apparently has been using my invention (The Puck) for his acoustic guitar storage to regulate the relative humidity while in the case.
The Puck was originally invented to PRECISELY regulate relative humidity by both absorbing and releasing water vapor without chemicals or solutions. It's simple to use (simply add a tiny amount of distilled water) and most importantly, will precisely regulate relative humidity within in a closed container and lasts a LIFETIME.
I checked out the Larrivee link, great info!
Hope this helps
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Mark Neff
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Precision Humidity Control Made Simple
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i got mine on sale at MF for around $4 each
small Humidistats or whatever they are called for measuring humidity can be purchased cheaply at pet stores for under $10
(look in the reptile accessories)
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_large_img.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441777400&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488339129&bmUID=1136607910675
#4491....
The puck seems like a good idea. Too bad it keeps your case at 65% or 70%! Now if you had one that kept the case at 45%, you would be on to something...
LOL! Someone else suggested 50%, so I am trying to dig up the info on the media that has the 50% set point (not the best RH level for cigars).
~Mark
