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Senna
I want a acoustic guitar but its to much. I just want 50$ of maybe
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Email Musicians Friend and ask them to work with you because they might. Besides Musicians Friends is no tax for most states while Guitar Center taxes everyone so you already would be getting it cheaper just by buying it at Musicians Friend. Both have free shipping I believe. I was looking at a Synyster Gates Custom Red - at G/C it went for $1049 plus tax, I got it at Musicians freind for $891 no tax. I was looking at a Epiphone Dave Navarro Acoustic Standard. On Guitar Center it goes for $1042 plus tax. I got Musicians Friend to go to $555. They work with you and have great customer service.
Email Musicians Friend and ask them to work with you because they might. Besides Musicians Friends is no tax for most states while Guitar Center taxes everyone so you already would be getting it cheaper just by buying it at Musicians Friend. Both have free shipping I believe. I was looking at a Synyster Gates Custom Red - at G/C it went for $1049 plus tax, I got it at Musicians freind for $891 no tax. I was looking at a Epiphone Dave Navarro Acoustic Standard. On Guitar Center it goes for $1042 plus tax. I got Musicians Friend to go to $555. They work with you and have great customer service.
Do acoustic guitars HAVE to be in a humid environment to have good tone and stay functional?
A Black Ma
Because at my guitar center and other local guitar shops their acoustic guitar rooms are extremely humid. The guitars sound great but i dont have a place at my house to put in a bunch of humidifiers to keep my acoustic guitars
Answer
Wood will absorb moisture or dry out depending on the humidity. As wood absorbs moisture, it swells. When it dries, it shrinks. There is more movement across the grain than directionally along the grain. A guitar is constructed in such a way that it can't tolerate too much movement of the wood. (Plywood tends to be a little more stable than solid wood because the grain of the plies is alternating) You'll notice that Guitar Center keeps mostly it's high end guitars in the humidified room. This is partly because the high end guitars are solid wood, and partly so you can hear them better when trying them out.
Guitars are constructed in the factory at something close to 45% humidity. By comparison, the air in my house gets down to about 15% humidity during heating season. If a solid wood top starts to dry out, it shrinks across the grain at a faster rate than the rest of the body. This is partly because it's soft-wood (spruce) and partly because the direction of the grain makes the sides more stable. If the top shrinks too much, something has to give and it will develop cracks.
As far as tone goes, dry wood actually resonates better than wet wood. So it's a balance between tone and stability. You don't have to humidify your house to protect your solid wood guitar. You simply control the humidity in the case. The wood reacts slowly to changes in humidity so you don't have to worry about taking it out and playing in a dry room.....things will be fine when you return it to the mini-climate in it's case. Oh, and it should go without saying (but I'll say it anyway) your guitar should always be stored in it's case.....not on display on a stand.
You don't have to spend a lot for guitar humidifiers...they're quite reasonably priced. If you really want to cheap-out, you can put a moist sponge in a baggie. Poke a few holes in the baggie and put it in the top section of your case.
Wood will absorb moisture or dry out depending on the humidity. As wood absorbs moisture, it swells. When it dries, it shrinks. There is more movement across the grain than directionally along the grain. A guitar is constructed in such a way that it can't tolerate too much movement of the wood. (Plywood tends to be a little more stable than solid wood because the grain of the plies is alternating) You'll notice that Guitar Center keeps mostly it's high end guitars in the humidified room. This is partly because the high end guitars are solid wood, and partly so you can hear them better when trying them out.
Guitars are constructed in the factory at something close to 45% humidity. By comparison, the air in my house gets down to about 15% humidity during heating season. If a solid wood top starts to dry out, it shrinks across the grain at a faster rate than the rest of the body. This is partly because it's soft-wood (spruce) and partly because the direction of the grain makes the sides more stable. If the top shrinks too much, something has to give and it will develop cracks.
As far as tone goes, dry wood actually resonates better than wet wood. So it's a balance between tone and stability. You don't have to humidify your house to protect your solid wood guitar. You simply control the humidity in the case. The wood reacts slowly to changes in humidity so you don't have to worry about taking it out and playing in a dry room.....things will be fine when you return it to the mini-climate in it's case. Oh, and it should go without saying (but I'll say it anyway) your guitar should always be stored in it's case.....not on display on a stand.
You don't have to spend a lot for guitar humidifiers...they're quite reasonably priced. If you really want to cheap-out, you can put a moist sponge in a baggie. Poke a few holes in the baggie and put it in the top section of your case.
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