I’ve been thinking a lot about my recent post about the D’Addario Humiditrak – Bluetooth Humidity and Temperature sensor. I was impressed with the concept of monitoring multiple guitars (or other instruments) while they are stored in their cases. It’s something I’ve tried to do myself. But my solutions used… More
December in North Carolina and it is finally getting dry enough to worry about the humidity surrounding my instruments. Lucky for me, so far I haven’t had to put my guitars, ukuleles, and mandolin into their cases with their D’Addario Humidpaks for protection but once. How are things where you… More
Before I moved to North Carolina I got rid of the cabinet I had modified to keep my guitars humidified during New England winters. I sold many instruments to prepare for the move and now have fewer that would need humidification. And, North Carolina — do I even need to… More
The indoor relative humidity was recently 20% in my study where I keep my guitars. The good news is my guitars are inside my humidified guitar storage cabinet where the humidity is over 40%. So why am I unhappy about the humidity? Keeping your solid top acoustic and hollow body… More
Almost all experts (including luthiers, music educators, guitarists, music store staff, etc.) recommend that you keep your guitar in its case when you’re not playing it. This is especially emphasized if you live where the humidity is low at least part of the year. Use guitar case humidifiers to protect… More
The humidity and temperature are both high in the Boston area as I write this blog. It’s mid September and we’re having a summer refresher with the temperature in the 90s but the humidity makes it feels like it’s in the low 100s. For acoustic instruments, if there is anything… More
I described a method by which you could calibrate a digital hygrometer in a recent post. It was a method you could do at home with some minimal equipment (a thermometer which would allow you to wrap some damp cotton around the sensor). But there is another way to calibrate… More
It’s June and the humidity is up in Boston. My guitars don’t need to hide in their cases. But how do I know the humidity is in the safe zone and come Autumn, will I be able to tell when the humidity has dropped into the danger zone (less than 40%… More
I live in New England. Like many other areas, we have cold, dry winters. Springs are often not much better. As a consequence, I must store my guitars in places I can humidify and perhaps also protect from rapid temperature changes. But it’s now June and as you can see… More
