Humidity and Plywood Guitars

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Fusioninspace

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This is just a follow-up to Light's excellent post.

My first guitar (which I still have) is a $50 laminated top Yamaha classical guitar. It has essentially NEVER been stored in a case for the last 40 years. It hasn't suffered any ill-effects.

So based on my experience with that cheap student guitar, I made the dumb mistake of just letting my solid top Seagull acoustic sit out for the winter. Yep, it bowed and cracked. I got it fixed and it's fine now. But it was a lesson learned.

Solid wood top = take care of it!

Plywood/laminate (any guitar elec/acoustic) = feel free to abuse and ignore (within reason)

Overall, I would also be careful about any kind of rapid temp change as it relates to both the fit and finish of ALL instruments (laminates included).
 
On the same topic - I have a laminate 50 dollar steel string that I keep in the garage (the only place I'm allowed to smoke in). The thing is indestructible. I guess cheapo guitars have their benefits.

But yeah, get those soap-dishes into your hardcases - you know it makes sense.
 
Fusioninspace said:
This is just a follow-up to Light's excellent post.

My first guitar (which I still have) is a $50 laminated top Yamaha classical guitar. It has essentially NEVER been stored in a case for the last 40 years. It hasn't suffered any ill-effects.

So based on my experience with that cheap student guitar, I made the dumb mistake of just letting my solid top Seagull acoustic sit out for the winter. Yep, it bowed and cracked. I got it fixed and it's fine now. But it was a lesson learned.

Solid wood top = take care of it!

Plywood/laminate (any guitar elec/acoustic) = feel free to abuse and ignore (within reason)

Overall, I would also be careful about any kind of rapid temp change as it relates to both the fit and finish of ALL instruments (laminates included).
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Your still likely to get fret ends poking out, but if you don't mind that than go for it.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
That's funny. I never noticed fret ends sticking out until I was an adult. I wonder if:

1. The cheap guitars have their frets cut short so they never will poke out, or,
2. I just wasn't paying attention cause I didn't know any better.

I'll let you know in January :p
 
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