In the case or on a stand?

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Permalink Reply by Paul Ciampaglia on April 4, 2009 at 6:05am

A lot depends on the humidity of the room the guitar is in. I think a room should be kept at 50%. There are others here that are much more knowledgeable than I.

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Permalink Reply by Ship of fools on April 4, 2009 at 8:54am

As long as the humidity is okay in your room and your not worried about it getting bumbed off the stand either will be okay, because I live on the Westcoast and have no issues with humidity I keep my all on a stand,like so.
ship

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Permalink Reply by Jeroen Wenting on April 4, 2009 at 9:33am

the only way to keep it 'in peak condition' is to not play it, to keep it away from light, keep it at constant temperature and humidity.
That would dictate keeping it in its case in a sealed and climate controlled room and never take it out to look at it.

A guitar however is meant to be played. That's why mine are not kept in cases unless I don't plan on using them for a while (I do rotate them, got too many).

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Permalink Reply by Charles on October 15, 2009 at 3:18pm

This reminds me of the Spinal Tap scene where the lead guitarist is showing off his latest acquistion and tells the interviewer "Don't touch it!....Don't even look at it!

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Permalink Reply by Larry Edgar on April 4, 2009 at 10:50am

Just to add a question to this thread - what about wall hangers? I hear mixed reviews on that too. Things like neck creep, joint straining, etc. I'd appreciate folks' thoughts on that too.

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Permalink Reply by James Harris on May 29, 2009 at 5:53pm

I had five guitars on wall hangers for a year with no problems. I played more too!

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Permalink Reply by Charles on October 15, 2009 at 3:16pm

I've had acoustic guitars on wall hangers for years with no problems.

I tried hanging an electric solid body and immediately noticed that this did put a lot of weight on the neck. So....my electrics all go on stands.

My view on cases is that they are for transportation only. But that's just my view...and I do maintain a humidified room but not at 50%! 40-45 works for me.

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Permalink Reply by Big Ed on April 5, 2009 at 7:26am

I don't have very expensive guitars, so I keep an electric, acoustic 6 string and 12 string on stands. I may pick one up and play it for a few minutes or an hour. If I had more expensive guitars I would likely keep them in cases but I would have to keep some on stands just because it's too easy to pick one up and strum a few notes.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Boyles on April 5, 2009 at 10:12am

Ship,I still love that rack.Two things though.Do you have a set of plans you could share,and I was thinking maybe some rubber tubing possibly surgical type stuff over the dowel rods. Peace Hippie
Ship of fools said:

As long as the humidity is okay in your room and your not worried about it getting bumbed off the stand either will be okay, because I live on the Westcoast and have no issues with humidity I keep my all on a stand,like so.
ship

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Permalink Reply by Downtown Freddy Brown on October 31, 2009 at 10:37am

I have 2 racks that I bought from the local music store that were relatively inexpensive. They are covered in foam for protection and fold when not in use.

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Permalink Reply by John Gundrum on April 5, 2009 at 12:32pm

Expensive or inexpensive, guitars are made of wood. Some woods tend to shrink and expand more than others. For me, take the guitar out and play it! Play the hell out of it. When you're done either put it on a stand if you plan on playing again soon or if you are going to switch to a different instrument for a while put it away.

Here's something to think about. I always use a Damp-It, so whether the guitar is put on a stand or in it's case the Damp-It will be placed in the sound hole. This is easy to do!. Again, location is always going to dictate what you do. I'm in the northeast and now that spring is here and nice weather the humidity levels are much better. I still use the damp-it's and the gauge that come with them to judge where exactly the humidity is in the guitar. If its between 45-55% humidity then it's in the good. Below 45% make sure the damp-it is wet and put it in the sound hole. Above 55% then the damp it doesn't need to be used. Keeping the gauge over the sound hole (without the sponge attached) will give you an idea when to put the sponge back in.

John

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Permalink Reply by Ship of fools on April 5, 2009 at 7:40pm

Tom Boyles said:

Ship,I still love that rack.Two things though.Do you have a set of plans you could share,and I was thinking maybe some rubber tubing possibly surgical type stuff over the dowel rods. Peace Hippie
Ship of fools said:

As long as the humidity is okay in your room and your not worried about it getting bumbed off the stand either will be okay, because I live on the Westcoast and have no issues with humidity I keep my all on a stand,like so.
ship

here you go hippie always glad to help out another old head.
http://21guitars.com/documents/racks.html
Ship

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