![]() Of course, the opposite of a “wet guitar” is a “dry guitar.” It’s been exposed to humidity below 40% for a few days or more and has begun to dry out.Įxtremely dry air, in general, has the effect of causing wood to shrink/contract. It’s not until a guitar has been in an extreme environment for about a week that you may start to see signs and symptoms of a “wet” or “dry” guitar. These gems should probably spend the majority of their lives protected and only occasionally be taken out for routine maintenance and some strumming. The only exceptions are rare, old, and/or expensive collector’s pieces. Guitars are built to be played, not to sit in their cases sheltered from the world. Short exposure (say… 1-2 days of continuous exposure) to extreme dryness or extreme humidity is generally okay. If you have an acoustic guitar that’s of decent quality, you shouldn’t be storing it in a cheap case. Soft “gig bags” or cheap cardboard cases won’t do. If this all seems a little overwhelming, simply keeping your acoustic guitar in a good guitar case whenever you’re not playing it will help you avoid most problems. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I’m not preaching here that you should be overly paranoid and obsessive about humidity. Once there is glue in the crack, there is no chance to remove it and redo it.I’ll be discussing extremes and worst-case scenarios a lot in this article. You only get one chance to do this right, and if you don't have lots of experience doing this stuff, you might make your guitar unfixable. Not even with the help of your uncle that has glue in his garage. ![]() Something that we can't stress enough: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT YOURSELF. Fortunately, in most cases, this is not a complicated repair. The wood gets really thin right between the nut slot and the truss rod channel, and if you rock too hard, or your case isn't up to par and your roadie tosses it in the van, or your Gibson experiences any other kind of shock (airplane ride?), this is usually the first thing to give. Do you own a Gibson guitar? Do you know what it's weakest point is? Let us show you a very common repair that we do here at the shop. The way that Gibson guitars are constructed- with a tilt back headstock, and no reinforcing volute in the back of the neck- makes them very susceptible for breaks. ![]()
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