Howdy folks.
I was recently talking with John about an 1890 Martin that came into my shop for restoration and he invited me to drop by the KGF and say hi.
I have been having trouble with humidity, or lack of it in my shop these days and wanted to remind everyone of the importance of controlling RH as you build.
So, recently I did a tips du jour video on the subject. I hope you enjoy it and take necessary measures to control RH in your shop before it is too late.
I will be popping in with progress reports as I restore the 1890 Martin with John's help.
Happy Building!
Humidity
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robbie o'brien
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darren
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Ben-Had
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Re: Humidity
Welcome Robbie. I bought your steel string course when it first came out. Now I build a little like you, a little like John and a little like a couple others I learned from. And it all comes out really good if I do say so myself. It's great to learn different techniques that seem to work better for one than others do and apply them to ones building (as long as they are compatible). I'm glad all you guys are around!
Tim Benware
Re: Humidity
Robbie,
The way I understand it is that one should build at a RH that is close to the RH of where the guitar will live.
Or am I heading in the wrong direction on this??
-tommy
The way I understand it is that one should build at a RH that is close to the RH of where the guitar will live.
Or am I heading in the wrong direction on this??
-tommy
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robbie o'brien
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Re: Humidity
You are correct Tommy but when I lived in Brazil the humidity was close to 100% and I would never build at that same RH. Just like not having enough RH there is such a thing as too much. There can also be wide swings in RH during the build process. Keep an eye on this and do your gluing at a relatively constant RH.tommyboy wrote:Robbie,
The way I understand it is that one should build at a RH that is close to the RH of where the guitar will live.
Or am I heading in the wrong direction on this??
-tommy
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robbie o'brien
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Re: Humidity
Thanks for the compliment. I am honored to be included in the list of folks you have learned something from.Ben-Had wrote:Welcome Robbie. I bought your steel string course when it first came out. Now I build a little like you, a little like John and a little like a couple others I learned from. And it all comes out really good if I do say so myself. It's great to learn different techniques that seem to work better for one than others do and apply them to ones building (as long as they are compatible). I'm glad all you guys are around!