As proud proprietors of our Larrivees are you partial to a non-household humidifier? Why do you like what you like?

I live in Scotland, it is anything but dry, 12 months of the year, sigh.

Sorry, the first vote being for 'nothing' will probably skew your poll for a bit.

I voted for Homemade Sponge & Baggie, however I don't actually use a baggie; I use one of those hard plastic travel soap boxes that I have drilled about 15 holes into the top. I use these because I have quite a few guitars and the home made version works fine, and costs about 1/30th of the commercial variety.
In addition, I have two Holmes humidifiers. They claim they will treat 1200 sq feet but don't believe it. I have one turned on now, but when it gets really cold here in Michigan & my furnace runs most of the day, I will crank up the second unit.

It is infinitely better, Grasshopper, to humidify the room than the guitar or case.

Quote from: ducktrapper on November 30, 2009, 12:03:00 PM
It is infinitely better, Grasshopper, to humidify the room than the guitar or case.

:+1:   infinitely better for "your" health too.

Over the years I've used many( Winter months in Central Ontario Canada can get very dry!) ,and now I only usse the Oasis in ALL my guitars.

I use the Oasis in all my guitars but also use the sponge/baggie. I like the Oasis because of the quantity of moisture, the visual feed back re: recharging, and the fact that it's suspended inside the body.

BTW: I've been keeping a close eye on the RH here in west Michigan for several weeks and it hasn't gone below 40% yet. This weekend, though, I'll break out the Oasis (Oases? :?)

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Since we could only choose one option I had to check "other." I actually have a Planet Waves in the soundhole with a PW hygrometer up at the headstock next to a homemade sponge-in-a-baggie deal. RH is @ 56% and my Larri's happy! :smile:

Mostley my left hand and fore arm. :whistling:

Uh, what I stick in my Larrvee is between her and I.

Nothing in the guitars, EssickAir console humidifiers to keep the rooms at proper humidity.

   Ran a home humidifier last year in my bedroom (where I keep my gits) & ended up with a moldy AC unit. Worked well for the room, had to get a new AC. Still used my trustworthy Dampits, Making sure my guitars were stored upright so the rubber part of the Dampit doesn't contact the wood. Big no-no if it does. I put the guitar in my stand & then put the humidifier in place. Just check 'em every few days. Keeps you occupied & you get some exercise from doing 4 guitars!
   Have heard good things about the Oasis units, but have been using the Dampits foe over 20 years now with good results. Like Q's idea for so many guitars. Still have to keep an eye on them though & have a hygrometer in each case?
     Jeff
   And Rob, there might be some money hidden in yours, the reason for what you're doing? Keep looking! :wave

I have a planet waves that I use for my Seagull S6. My Larivee ................ well my first is in the works. Hopefully very soon.   :nana_guitar  :donut2 :donut :donut2

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I use this :)

(Right on GA_ME!)

Oh well, we're all friends here...
On the L-09 I am using an Oasis  in the sound hole, and a Planet Waves large case type by the headstock. I also keep a Caliber III hygrometer in the stringbox so I can check the case humidity when the git is being played. (I reset it and place it in the box area away from the humidifiers to try to get reasonable idea of the the RH in the case)

Here in the San Fernando Valley, the RH has been running under 20% (10-18%) for more than a week. When it gets like that (which it is quite an a bit of the year) I also put in the sponge/soap-dish homemade. Combination seems to work well.

My theory is that you're basically humidifying the case as a micro-environment to allow the git's wood to stay in the proper balance. I wish I could leave it on the stand all the time, but now it lives in the case unless I am playing within an hour.

Here I seem never to need to worry about over humidification - I just take out the humidifiers and monitor the case environment.

My old Goya G-30 (wonderful!) and I  grew up in New Mexico - it was my Dad's - and 10% humidity was common - we never thought much in those days about humidifying guitars. Recently it was being stored in a shed - and there were some 120* days.  Now 50 years later I am having the neck reset, after re-humidifying it. So I am being much more cautious.

I would be glad to humidify the rooms, but I work and sleep one city during the week another on weekends, and all are very dry.

I'm wondering if putting the humidifier in the string box works better or worse than by the headstock?

Here in Auckland, New Zealand, we do not have to worry about dry air.Down at the bottom of the South Island they get so much rain they measure the annual rainfall in feet! We have a maritime climate,because we are surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea.Accordingly the place is 10 shades of emerald green most of the time and the tops of your guitars do not split.

Quote from: Queequeg on November 30, 2009, 12:01:13 PM
I voted for Homemade Sponge & Baggie, however I don't actually use a baggie; I use one of those hard plastic travel soap boxes that I have drilled about 15 holes into the top.

Me too...

Quote from: Queequeg on November 30, 2009, 12:01:13 PM
I voted for Homemade Sponge & Baggie, however I don't actually use a baggie; I use one of those hard plastic travel soap boxes that I have drilled about 15 holes into the top. I use these because I have quite a few guitars and the home made version works fine, and costs about 1/30th of the commercial variety.

Same, except I voted for other.  For about $2 I can get the soapbox and a few cents for the sponge.  I have a Honeywell room humidifier going in the room that houses all the instruments also.  I want to get a hygrometer one of these days to check things in the cases.

Ed

Hmm,well it's been quite warm-ish and good humidity here in "Joisey",so far. :winkin:

  Soon,my luck with the weather will surely run out........I use an in room humidifier along with a purpose built furnace type(April-Aire) to keep my guitar storage room at a fairly consistent 50-58 % normally.

  Once the winter "really" hits I add the Planet Waves units to the soundholes,but I don't wet them too much.I squeeze them until they are only damp,and check them in three or four days ,when the gits are not played alot.

  I'll also check the cases,but I seem to have the system down pat.

  Personally I cannot see why some folks prefer other brands to the Planet Waves units.They are very safe,and the risk of an accident is almost nil.

  Best to all

Quote from: Queequeg on November 30, 2009, 12:01:13 PM
I use one of those hard plastic travel soap boxes that I have drilled about 15 holes into the top. I use these because I have quite a few guitars and the home made version works fine, and costs about 1/30th of the commercial variety.

Me too.

Oasis

  I use some commercial stuff and other stuff I make up on my own.

Planet wave.  I usually tuck it into half an old sock and put it under the neck or in the pocket at the top out the bout, rather than in the soundhole.

What heating season?  I still have the a/c running.

I use a Planet Waves Cello humidifier.

It's like an egg shaped water holder....sits in the case.....not in the guitar.

Quote from: es-335 on November 30, 2009, 03:13:48 PM
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I use this :)

I use one of those too.  When it can no longer maintain at least 40% humidity, the guitars stay in their cases with a vinyl hose and sponge type like a dampit.

Other, whole house unit.

Quote from: Mr_LV19E on December 02, 2009, 07:32:58 PM
Other, whole house unit.

I gotta dig mine out of the storage building and see if it will make one more winter. It's about 30 years old now and was still working last winter.

Anyone know the om lite model from larrivee

Yes I think I just got it and iwakt to know if it solid wood and what kind  also how much it sold when it was new. Mine has a pick up intgrated in it is it factory? 

In Salem Oregon and yes it has an end pin but I don't have the guitar with me right now so I don't know if the pick up is by the saddle

Quote from: jrenteria05 on December 02, 2009, 08:07:45 PM
In Salem Oregon and yes it has an end pin but I don't have the guitar with me right now so I don't know if the pick up is by the saddle

Let's talk on your thread.

Ok

NY City in the winter with radiator heat, I use a soap dish/sponge under the headstock but not touching and a dampit in the guitar.  Keeps it at about 50% humidity.  If it gets much above that, I pull one or the other.  I keep a Caliber III hygrometer in each of three cases.  I got religion about humidity when a Martin got a hairline crack.

I have two of these. It's dry up here from December to April.

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I use Oasis in case humidifiers. I don't particularly like the ones that slip between the strings. Just me. :smile:

good day all.

A dampit (snake) in the soundhole and a damp sponge (in a plastic snack bag riddled with holes) up by the headstock. So I use more than one but voted dampit as my primary method of humidifying.
that'll keep it in check.

Why you asked? I used to use a planet waves but found it getting moldy after a year.  I don't experience this problem with the dampit.

cheers