Humidity Check... it's that time of year again.

Bob Holo

You just need a good hygrometer so you know if the place you keep your guitars is in a healthy range or not. Get one made by an actual industrial instrument company... something that a chemist or pastry chef or artist or woodworker or orchid grower or mushroom cultivator would rely upon rather than something with a lot of brass and wood made to be sold in one of those upscale bauble-shops that sell "Cosby Sweaters" and bottles of "Bay Rum Spice" cologne. Get an Extech or Taylor or Hygroset or something like that. They're cheap - $20/$50. Oh, and calibrate them. You need to calibrate them every year & it's not hard. A well calibrated cheapie industrial hygrometer is better than the best hygrometer in the world if it hasn't been calibrated in a long time. Read up on salt solution calibration or - if that sounds daunting - there are a few companies who have made hygrometer calibration dead simple by selling pre-made salt calibration packs for about $5.

Matter of fact, here you go. This is as simple as it gets - a decent cheap digital hygrometer and the guy throws in your first calibration kit and the whole thing is under 30 bucks.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QX ... acleint-20

kungfumonk007

I was just about to make this same post! I keep a humdifier in my guitar, but live in Denver and am finding it is not enough. My guitar sounded like tinny butt with absolutely no body last night at a gig. Doing some extra humidification and even overnight the body is starting to return to the sound.

Jazzaferri

Thanks Bob

rob.cuellari

thanks. another chemist here. feels like i'm in school all over again!