https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:52:26 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310812 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:19 +0000
(That's why I added a second humidifier - that way it could last a week and a half while I went out of town.)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance mmoncur https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310812 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310771 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:59:50 +0000
I ordered one of the planet waves humidifiers, sounds like they work ok and $8 is hard to beat.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Noff https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310771 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310739 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:34:05 +0000
I recommend you don't take any chances. I got my Takamine acoustic through last winter with one of the Planet Waves humidifiers and a homemade "damp sponge in a soap dish" humidifier in the case.

I don't think temperature will be a major issue if it's consistent. Same here in Maine.

I have a Guild which got severe damage...twice... The Planet waves hole humidifier saved mine.
Of course it needs to stay it the case. I bought a new humidifier last year. The old one I put by the headstock.

It gets crapped up using regular water instead of distilled]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance tinsmith https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310739 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310727 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:04:17 +0000
I recommend you don't take any chances. I got my Takamine acoustic through last winter with one of the Planet Waves humidifiers and a homemade "damp sponge in a soap dish" humidifier in the case.

I don't think temperature will be a major issue if it's consistent.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance mmoncur https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310727 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310725 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:49:01 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance eadgber https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-310725 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-33590 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:51:13 +0000
So the humidity gets pretty low in the winter here in Pennsylvania, and we have oil heat so we're planning on keeping the internal temperature of the house relatively frigid to save money. I know that sudden changes in temperature=bad, but is it bad for an acoustic to live at a relatively stable colder temperature? It's not going to be freezing but it'll still be pretty cold.

Also, does anyone have any opinions on those little in-case humidifiers? They seem like a good idea but the ones that amount to sticking a wet sponge in the sound hole make me pretty nervous...]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Noff https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/care-feeding-of-acoustic-guitars-in-cold-dry-climates/#post-33590