Rain Song???

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

Does any one own a Rain Song acoustic guitar??? If so what do you think??? and how long have you owned it? Is it really immune to climate change, and stay in tune?

 

[stevieb]

I have no experience with Rain Song, but I do have some experience with a very similar brand- CA, or Composite Acoustic. They were made in my home town, Lafayette, LA, and I was negotiating to be a rep- that never happened, but I was involved with the company, and did play several CA's. "Steady as she goes" would be how I would describe them- darn near immune to climate and humidity changes, and quite temp. stable, too. I have some fond memories of hangin' at the facility in downtown Lafayette, rubbing elbows with their indorsing artist and chowing down on some good cajun food- then heading to Festival Acadian. Poo-Yie, chere'!

CA went out of business a couple of years ago, and was picked back up by Peavey. I don't know if they are in production, again, yet.

You might consider CA, as well as Rain Song. Either will perform like you have heard, I would think.

 

[Phoenix_Crush]

Aren't the Rain Song guitars obscenely expensive? They seem really cool though.

 

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

Yes, very expensive. I think they start at $1,800 U.S. and a 12 string is like almost 3k.
I played a 6 string at a local store, and I liked the sound and the way it played. Didn't get to play it long enough my wife was with me.
I'm just looking for some feed back on the Rain Songs, if they're as solid as the company claims, they just might be worth it. I'm in the market for a high end acoustic, and need to weigh all options. and if I get a wooden guitar, that sounds weird, I'll need to get my room properly humidified, and I wont have to do that with a Rain Song, alledgelly.????

 

[Tadpui]

With traditional wooden guitars, you can just use case humidifiers instead of humidifying your entire room. I keep mine in a humidified case all through the fall, winter, and spring. In the summer the humidity is high enough that it's not a problem. But if you invest in a high-end acoustic, you should keep it in its case anyways. Then it's just a matter of buying a $20 humidifier, tossing it in the case, and adding water to it once per week.

 

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

ahhhhhhh, I've been playing all my life and never heard of a case humidifier, learn something new every day, Thanks.....

 

[stevieb]

You can make your own case humidifier by drilling a few 1/4" holes in a plastic soap dish (the "camp" kind, that have a removable, tight-fitting lid,) screwing it to the inside of the case at the pick-box, and putting a damp sponge in it. Way less than $20.

 

[Tadpui]

You can make your own case humidifier by drilling a few 1/4" holes in a plastic soap dish (the "camp" kind, that have a removable, tight-fitting lid,) screwing it to the inside of the case at the pick-box, and putting a damp sponge in it. Way less than $20.

I tried something similar and didn't get very good results. Maybe I didn't make the holes big enough, or something like that. I used old pill bottles and a sponge cut into strips. I put holes in the lid and in the bottom of the bottle. But the humidity never seemed to actually leave the bottle. It'd still be wet weeks later, and the guitar would still be dry.

Also, I found that the humidity inside the case is pretty local to where the humidifier element is placed. The pill bottles were near the headstock, which doesn't seem to be a very thirsty area of the guitar. So maybe that was part of the reason they didn't work for me.

I ended up with an Oasis sound-hole humidifier that drops between the strings and hangs inside the body. Since it's inside the body, it transfers humidity to the wood pretty efficiently.

I can really tell the difference in how my guitar plays in the winter when it's properly humidified. It's totally worth finding a humidifying technique that works for you. Your guitar will thank you for it!