Humidity

[two_stepper10]

Lately the last month or two I've seen alot of people talking about their guitar's being too "dry" and humidity and such. Im not very knowlegable at all when it comes to dealing with that but would greatly like to know more in order to better protect my Tak. So if anyone could "enlighten" me on the topic of humidity as it realtes to a guitar I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

[MWR]

First of all you probably won't have to worry about humidity unless you have an all solid guitar, no laminates.
Secondly you have to know what the humidity is like in the specific room you keep your guitar in. Humidity can change drastically depending on the room among other things. The easiest way to deal with this is to buy a little humidity sensor at Radio Shack.
Theres a lot of info on this subject so I would go to the Taylor tech page and read their pdf on huditity. I don't know if Taks have different humidity needs but I assume its pretty similar.[/url]

[c_tietze]

A humifider is recommended for all but the cheapest guitars since even low end laminated guitars usually have solid spruce tops.

You could buy a sensor but that's a small investment.

I would advise against the rope style humidifiers since they touch the body of the guitar.

I would recommend the Planet Waves humidifier since it sits in between your strings and causes no damage to the wood since it doesn't touch the wood.

Usually in the summer months your guitar would be fine in the case. In the drier, winter months a humidifier is clutch.

http://fretnotguitarrepair.com/partsaleshumidifiers.htm

[two_stepper10]

Ok cool thanks alot MWR and c_tietze for the info provided! My tak is the 530 with the solid top so that made me begin to wonder about how it would be affected by humidty levels and thanks to both your responses I think I understand it all. So thanks again! 8)

[thedirte]

the bottom line is, if you giive a shit about your guitar, whether its cheap otr not, keep it protected. case it at night, and if you live in a harsh environment (cold 8 months of the year, warm all the damn time), get a cheap humidification system. try DampIt, I've used it on all my guitars, its cheap, and easy. if taylor recommends it, we all should.