Thoughts on buying a kit and not building it for a while?

[koolimy]

Hi, I was hoping to gather your thoughts on buying a kit and just storing it, not building it, for a semi-long time, such as 6 months or even a year.

Would it be a bad idea? Would the wood twist and turn in undesirable ways?

I ask this question because I've been hankering to order another kit but I know that I don't have much time to build, so I'm guessing the guitar will not be touched for a long time.

Is it generally better to build a kit soon after you receive it?

Thanks.

[Skarsaune]

The sides, if they are bent, will 'un-bend' if left in a free state for very long.

I have an orphan set of mahogany dread sides that came prebent. They are slowly flattening out.

If you have a mold or form to clamp the sides into, that would keep them from relaxing.

That's the only detriment to putting a kit on the shelf I can think of.

A friend sent me a kit he wasn't going to build, and it's in my 'to-do' someday pile. I expect to have to deal with the sides, ie, re-bend them.

[koolimy]

I see, thank you for that information!
I do not have the tools or space necessary to re-bend sides if they flatten out, so that would be a huge problem for me.

I guess I should hold off on a kit for now until I have the time to actually dedicate to building.