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  1. I disagree about the case issue. I have always left my guitars (both acoustic and electric) in their cases, to guard against climate issues. I live in the deep South, where we not only get temperature extremes, but humidity extremes. Winters here are very dry, and summers are very humid. Keeping my guitars in cases has kept them safe; my brother who lives across town and has always kept his out of their cases, has recently found some of his guitars developing problems. My experience with humidity here suggests that's a major contributor to the problem with your intonation. Go to a hardware store and buy a cheap humidity gage (or an expensive one, that combines humidity, temp and barometer gages). Ideally, guitars need to live in about 55% humidity; if your gage shows extremes beyond that, you need to buy a dehumidifier (or humidifier). Most people think their AC will take care of the problem, but it won't for fine woods. Wood can take higher humidity better than low humidity; but it's really the swings that cause the problem. Best of luck.
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