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humidity

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:07 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
I have built 2 guitars in the basement over the winter. The RH is about 40-45% down there, but it will get a bit higher in the next couple of months. I have read that a top should be dry when gluing on braces so that it will be less prone to cracking when it dries later.

Would I cause problems if I put my top in the oven at 120 degrees for a couple of hours, then did the gluing? It would be unpredictably dry, but that might be better than wetter.

Ed Minch

Re: humidity

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:10 am
by tippie53
people do this . I have used a cloths iron to heat things up. go for it