We recently moved into a much bigger flat so I've got myself a guitar cave for the first time ever which is super cool.
One downside - the room in question is the only one in the flat that has an external wall and the room is noticeably colder than the rest of the flat. The thermometer tells me it's room temperature in there (almost bang on 20 degrees, when it's maybe 12 outside) but it just feels nippy in there, particularly in the evenings.
I've had my guitars on a 5 guitar stand next to the other wall (internal) in the room and have been noticing that they feel cold in the hand when picking them up to play. They're not exposed to any wild swings in temperature and although the room is chilly it's dry as a bone in there.
Nevertheless, I'm starting to think I might be better off keeping the guitars in their cases and retiring the stand. Thoughts?
Do FBers have a preference for case or stand storage? Has anyone else had to find space for their guitars in a chilly room?
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I’d suggest buying a room thermometer/hygrometer which can store minimum and maximum readings over 24 hours. They aren’t expensive and you can monitor temperature and relative humidity and be reassured all is well.
Apart from the wall in question, every other windowless wall in the flat either adjoins another room in my flat, the landing or a room in the neighbour's flat.
They are fine. It's major swings you have to worry about. Gradual changes are ok and don't forget most are well finished.
My doors for instance can change and open/close easier and my guitars stay in tune. Could be because I haven't bothered to coat the doors more than once.....
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I would class that as almost tropical.
Relax in your deckchair and pop a tube of Fosters.
Anyway, when I'm chilling in the guitar cave these days it's more likely to be a Rochefort (about 9 per cent abv!) than a Fosters!
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Remember, most of the warehouses they sit in for potentially months on end before they get to the dealers will not be temperature/humidity controlled. Neither are the shipping containers they sit in for weeks at sea on their way from the far east/USA.
It's funny but when I learned violin as a kid, putting the violin back in its case after playing and practising seemed the most normal and natural thing in the world. Maybe it's because of the style of music normally associated with the instrument but I just feels odd to be locking my electrics away in a case unless moving them between locations. When at home it's nice to have them within easy reach - what's more, they look cool.
I suspect what I will end up doing is putting up a wall hanger in the lounge (which is a much milder room than the cave) and keeping one of my electrics easily to hand while casing the others.
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Being colder reduces the relative humidity although 20 is not 'cold' by British standards .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
in Devon I believe relative humidity is the sweat a girl breaks when her brother chases her.
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