High Humidity

[Darrell111]

Ya so i have had my Lv-05 for a couple of weeks not and seems that the action has come up a bit on it.  Im guessing its because of the high humidity here 60% or so. 

So hopefully some silica gel packs will help.  Dangit 

[Steve]

Hey Darrell,

There are some good post about high humidity in on this forum that you could search for.  Lots of good info.

Also if you have not checked out this article from Taylor guitars you should.

http://www.taylorguitars.com/global/pdfs/summertime_blues.pdf

Steve  :GRN>

[Darrell111]

Well my humidity levels are around 55-60% and according to that taylor page (thank you by the way SteveK) 60% is ok.  So maybe i just need to get the guitar set up again now that it has had a chance to settle a little.  OTOH im moving to Boston in 3 months so from what i hear the RH levels are even higher so i dont know what to do.  Its not that bad but still annoying that its not as good as it was when i got it  :<>

[Steve]

Darrell,

One of our members posted some pics of his wet Larrivée and then he dried it out in the case.  Here are the pics so you can compare them to your situation, maybe you have seen them?




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[Darrell111]

Thanks again,

I think what i will do is actually measure the string height each week or so and see if it actually is changing much. 

Where do i get that kind of ruler?  I couldnt find one at home depot.

[bing4sons]

Thanks again,

I think what i will do is actually measure the string height each week or so and see if it actually is changing much. 

Where do i get that kind of ruler?  I couldnt find one at home depot.

I got mine at home depot in the tools section.  It's a 6 inch ruler, marked off in 64ths & 32nds.

[Darrell111]

Just wanted to throw an update out there..

The only place i could find those Silica Gel packs was ebay so i had to buy like a pack of 200.. i think im good to go now..

So basically i have had them in a sock inside the case for about 3 days now and i can honestly say it is helping.  The action has come down slightly so i guess this trick works!!

Thanks guys

[stuco]

 

Something elese, if you keep the air conditioner pretty cold, this also seems to keep the humidity down.  I live in Georgia and I'm actually having problems with low humidity.  I t stays between 33 and 42 usually but the guitar shows no signs of dryness.  I hate having to worry about it.