GUITAR LESSONS - NJ and NY
Airmont, Allendale, Fair Lawn,
Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock,
Hawthorne, HoHoKus, Hillburn, Mahwah,
Midland Park, Montebello, Montvale,
New Milford, Oakland, Oradell,
Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey,
Ridgewood, River Edge, Saddle River, Suffern,
Tallman, Upper Saddle River,
Waldwick, Washington Township, Westwood,
Woodcliff Lake or Wyckoff
BEGINNER • INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED • AUDITION PREPARATION
SAVE YOUR GUITAR!
Depending upon where you live,
you may be killing your guitar!!
I’m in the north east US
and for most of the year,
either the heat or the A/C is on in our apartment.
If you reside where:
• the heat is on
• the air conditioner is on
• the air humidity is less than 40%
YOU NEED TO
HUMIDIFY YOUR GUITAR NOW!
I suggest you get and begin to use
a guitar humidifier immediately.
There are several kinds available.
More instruments are damaged
due to climatic conditions
than from any other single cause
(not counting being trashed intentionally.)
Dryness and sudden temperature changs
are the worst culprits.
In the case of an arid enviroment,
not only will the guitar crack
from lack of moisture,
but when the fretboard dries out,
your guitar will buzz and
the frets will
protrude on the sides of the neck
and may give you a nasty scratch/cut.
Get into the habit of monitoring
humidity
in the room where you keep your guitar.
Get a hygrometer (humidity indicator)
at any hardware store
so you can give your guitar
the humidity it needs, when it needs it.
Taking the initiative to humidify your guitar
will save you the cost of repairs
and will keep your gutiar playing its best.
BE SURE YOUR GUITAR IS NOT LEFT NEAR
ANY HEATING OR COOLING SOURCE
NOR NEAR AN OUTSIDE WALL
OF YOUR RESIDENCE IN VERY COLD
OR VERY HOT WEATHER.
Remember, your guitar is comfortable
where you are comfortable.
Don't leave it in an unheated cold basement
or attic
and likewise don't leave it
in a sweltering car or attic in the summer.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012