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On Jul 30, 2:19*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"North Star" *wrote in message ... Speaking about the guitar...how is that going? Maybe this winter I'll dust mine off and go another round. *It's been sitting there for 3 or 4 years.. *only opened up to re-fill the humidifier on a monthly basis. --------------------------------------------------- Tip: *(just in case you don't know) If you rarely play the guitar it's a good idea to detune it to remove the string tension. * We have people come to the shop regularly who dug out their old acoustic or hollowbody after sitting it it's case for years only to find out it now needs an expensive neck re-set. * *Wood moves, especially when there is about 220 lbs of string tension trying to pull the headstock forward. Thanks for the tip Richard. I had figured that was the case and loosened the strings up to fit the humidifier in between them. |
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