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What NOT to do with your Hummingbird


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Im not so sure, the sudden change in temperature can really deliver finish checking when he goes from sub zero outside client to a warm climate inside instantly..

 

Yes yes, it's risky, no doubt – but temperatures not might be that low.

Shouldn't do that with a nitro high-end. . .

 

 

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Stills was, and presumably still is, a serious Martin collector, and loves blinged out models like this one. I confess I'm not much of a Martin expert, but that looks like a 12-fret 000-45 slot-head.

 

He got a lot of grief from the hippie types in the early years for playing that fancy old D-45 (which wasn't so old back then), rather than a more proletarian D-18 or at most, a D-28.

 

I doubt that he sat in the snow too long for this shot, especially with his sleeves rolled up and that guitar in his hands.

 

Nevertheless...... I wouldn't do it with one of my guitars.

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When I moved to my new music room couple months back i left the humidifier on without placing the 'stop at 45%' setting. Next morning it was like a souna in there with 80% humidity.

 

Stupidly I open the window for a few mins where there was -10c.

 

The resulting temp change caused the J-150 to have finishing checkin in 4 spots, plus the action went up from 2.3mm to 3mm and took about 5 days to come back again.

 

This video reminded me of that moment ... and my stupidity.

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