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• Bones Moderator

  March 2019 Posts: 3,319

  Sounds like you might have let it dry out. Do you keep it stored in a hard case when not in use? Do you live in a dry environment? Do you use a case humidifier? 50% RH is about right. If you put it in a case with a humidifier and slack the strings you might see it come back up. DON'T OVERDO IT WITH THE HUMIDIFIER.

  
• adk New

  March 2019 Posts: 8

  Thanks for the sound advise (pun intended). Usually id do leave it in the case, but I recently I decided to leave the guitar on a stand to increase my practice sessions. That worked. Humidity was at 35%. I should have kept an eye on that. Anyway, I brought the humidity in my room to 50%. After 1 week it's looking a little better. (not quite there yet though.) Fingers crossed... - Thanks, I hope it works, cheaper then brining it in.
• Bones Moderator

  March 2019 Posts: 3,319

  Yeah I know the temptation to leave it out of the case. I guess that's ok if you really have 50% RH but just the same I'd probably leave it in the case with a humidifier at least until the body recovers. Personally I always keep it in a case.
• DanielJ AdelaideNew Ibanez RG550

  December 2019 Posts: 5

  What kind of humidifier did you use? I have a similar problem, I choose between these now, but I think there is no difference :)
• Bones Moderator

  December 2019 Posts: 3,319

  I don't use a whole house humidifier. I use a case humidifier and also leave the guitars I'm not playing stored in a closed closet in the case if necessary. If it's really dry I put a small plastic bucket with a damp rag in the closet too. Low tech but I think it helps.
• JSanta NY✭✭✭ Dupont, Gaffiero, AJL

  March 2020 Posts: 262

  The temptation to leave guitars out of the cases is easy to give into. My guitars now all live in their cases, with the D'addario humidipaks in cases with them as an extra precaution. I also run a room humidifier in the room with the guitars, keeping the room around 45%RH. I've been using this humidifier for a number of years without issue: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Air-Innovations-1-6-Gal-Cool-Mist-Digital-Humidifier-for-Large-Rooms-up-to-500-sq-ft-HUMID10-BLACK/204512377
• mGorge New

  October 2020 Posts: 1

  Too much dry weather is not good and can lead these type of issue. You should use one of the best whole house humidifier to avoid such issue. I am using The Aprilaire 500M and so far so good.
• richter4208 ✭✭✭

  December 2020 Posts: 521

  Damn that Aprilaire looks badass.....thanks for the tip
• Charlie Ayers Salt Lake CityProdigy

  December 2020 edited December 2020 Posts: 287

  I had an Aprilaire 600 installed, which is ok but didn't didn't really change the hygrometer reading in my instrument room much. I presume the effectiveness is dependent on the size of your living space. I'm also using a 6 gal room humidifier in that room, which is like this, works great, and shuts off when the desired humidity is reached:

  https://www.amazon.com/AIRCARE-831000-Space-Saver-Evaporative-Humidifier/dp/B00WAC9VKQ/ref=sxin_9?ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.ad4228bd-569c-470f-9525-51ad9863f6d4.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&creativeASIN=B00WAC9VKQ&cv_ct_cx=essick+humidifier&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.ad4228bd-569c-470f-9525-51ad9863f6d4.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_we=asin&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source-earns-comm&dchild=1&keywords=essick+humidifier&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B00WAC9VKQ&pd_rd_r=38155df4-9a66-41d5-9769-5b4012ef8ec1&pd_rd_w=It5Ly&pd_rd_wg=6MqKN&pf_rd_p=4792e5f4-51c6-48ff-b63c-bf99cc3a12e7&pf_rd_r=Y91C65M6CPAMA3EEB16F&qid=1608134266&sr=1-3-64f3a41a-73ca-403a-923c-8152c45485fe&tag=bargainsbaby-20

  YMMV of course