Advice about finishes please!
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:26 pm
Hi Folks:
I am in the process of moving into a new house just a few miles away in Fort Collins, Colorado. For the last 15 years my guitars have been in my basement studio which has very little variation in temp. and humidity. My guitars almost always hang from the wall on those wonderful String Swing hangers.
My new studio will be on the second level of our new house, which is exactly 5,000 feet above sea level (meaningless trivia). I have a feeling that the temperature will vary quite a bit more than in my previous below-ground abode, and my guess is that the already low Colorado humidity will be even lower indoors on the second floor in the winter. So, my question is this: All but one of my Ricks are between five and seven years old. Do you think that the finishes are pretty well settled in (stable)? Or do you think that they are still susceptible to crazing? What about the wood itself. Do you think it is stable by now?
I would like to hang them on the wall because I find that I play them much more often when they are within my reach. I could run a humidifier, but this may put the guitars into shock since they have never been subjected to a humidifier. Thanks for your help. The Rick high gloss finishes are a total mystery to me.
Here's one of my favs!
I am in the process of moving into a new house just a few miles away in Fort Collins, Colorado. For the last 15 years my guitars have been in my basement studio which has very little variation in temp. and humidity. My guitars almost always hang from the wall on those wonderful String Swing hangers.
My new studio will be on the second level of our new house, which is exactly 5,000 feet above sea level (meaningless trivia). I have a feeling that the temperature will vary quite a bit more than in my previous below-ground abode, and my guess is that the already low Colorado humidity will be even lower indoors on the second floor in the winter. So, my question is this: All but one of my Ricks are between five and seven years old. Do you think that the finishes are pretty well settled in (stable)? Or do you think that they are still susceptible to crazing? What about the wood itself. Do you think it is stable by now?
I would like to hang them on the wall because I find that I play them much more often when they are within my reach. I could run a humidifier, but this may put the guitars into shock since they have never been subjected to a humidifier. Thanks for your help. The Rick high gloss finishes are a total mystery to me.
Here's one of my favs!