Humidity!, 15% relative humidty and wierdness |
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Humidity!, 15% relative humidty and wierdness |
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Jan 28 2011, 03:49 PM |
The necks are made of such hard woods and under extreme compression. I doubt the neck is changing at all. As the body absorbs and releases moisture it will swell and shrink accordingly (this is also true for temperature changes). What is likely happening is that in extreme dryness the body shrinks and alters (ever so slightly) the way the neck is seated in the pocket and/or the tension in the bolts to the body. This may result in lower action or higher action depending on how the wood changed at the neck pocket.
I would bet the intonation down the neck is getting screwed up as well. Hard cases will help avoid rapid thermal expansion/contraction (which CAN result in long term damage to wood instruments) but they won't stop it from drying out totally. If you are concerned at all, I would look into getting a humidifier to control the humidity in the room. Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Feb 2 2011, 03:06 AM |
From time to time it is necessary to do a nice truss rod setup on your guitar. It's not unusual that the action is changing. Unwind the strings a bit, do a slow 1/5 clockwise turn on the rod, and wind the strings back again. Then wait and do more finer adjustments if needed.
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