passthej45 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Ok here's the deal. Live in southern Louisiana so humitidy(low) isn't too much of a problem. I always keep my guitar in the case when not it use and it doesn't seem to have any problems. What I was wondering was how much does the case protect from temp and humidity issues ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgwoods Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Keeping the guitar in its case will slow the rate of change due to humidity, but not the final outcome- it will absorb or lose just as much as it would sitting on a stand in the room the case resides in. There are really two problems to worry about if you like to worry about things- Shock- a sudden change like opening a cold guitar case in a warm room and having the warm air hit the ice cold guitar- The finish often can't take it and it cracks- crazing it is often called. Drying out- especially in Northern winters. The guitar wood gets dry, shrinks and cracks- most often tops. Along the way the action goes low, buzzes develop, fret ends stick out and nick you. Too wet- much more rare. The top swells, action goes high. In worst cases the guitar pops apart into a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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