Jared macneill
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What acoustic are you playing today?
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RH in my house has been low because of dry air outside and open windows. So, sadly, my guitars have all be languishing in their cases near my humidifier. I'm really looking forward to the more "spring"-ish weather so I can uncase them for a few days at a time.
So, today I am not playing anything. I've been very busy with my trumpets though.
Maybe a veer worthy of a different thread.
So, today I am not playing anything. I've been very busy with my trumpets though.
Maybe a veer worthy of a different thread.
I have the opposite problem here in FL. Most always higher humidity than is healthy for the guitars. I keep them all in one bedroom with medium sized dehumidifier that does a remarkable job keeping the humidity level at 45 +/- 3.RH in my house has been low because of dry air outside and open windows. So, sadly, my guitars have all be languishing in their cases near my humidifier. I'm really looking forward to the more "spring"-ish weather so I can uncase them for a few days at a time.
So, today I am not playing anything. I've been very busy with my trumpets though.
They do live in their cases in that room when not in active use.
As far as our beloved Guilds go, I'd take higher humidity over lower humidity any day, cgalardi. When you get 30-ish% here for many days at a time, it's frustrating. High humidity can take its toll too, but leaving a guitar out for a week in it is much less likely to cause any damage. Heat though... In FL... That combination is not good. As long as you're in the below 80deg range, I wouldn't worry.
Have you ever had any damage leaving your guitar(s) out? I hope not; I'm just curious.
No damage at all.
I do keep the house continually in the 70-75 F range.
That's great!!!! I wish I could say the same, but I was ignorant years ago and cracked two of my "forever" guitars due to my stupidity. This was nearly 20 years ago and I'm still kicking myself in the patootie over it. Sigh.No damage at all.
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I’ve been between the d-40 and the starfire
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I'm glad we had this discussion, cgalardi. I accidentally let my humidifier run out of water, and the guitar room was (briefly) down to 35%... Back online!No damage at all.
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That’s a beauty there Rainer
I’ve got my JF30-12 out today after the recent string change to mediums. I’ve got it tuned down a full step, and capoed at the second fret. Sounds so good, like there’s 4 guitars in the room.
Thalia’s capo is doing alright, and looks great while doing so
Ironically, their product guide even uses a Guild in their drawing to explain the usage of the capo:
FYI, I had to put a high tension 16 pad in it to get the octave A string to ring clear but their Guide says Guilds use a 12 for whatever that’s worth.
I’ve got my JF30-12 out today after the recent string change to mediums. I’ve got it tuned down a full step, and capoed at the second fret. Sounds so good, like there’s 4 guitars in the room.
Thalia’s capo is doing alright, and looks great while doing so
Ironically, their product guide even uses a Guild in their drawing to explain the usage of the capo:
FYI, I had to put a high tension 16 pad in it to get the octave A string to ring clear but their Guide says Guilds use a 12 for whatever that’s worth.
@Boneman, I have a few of the Thalia capos, and I didn't realize they were spring loaded when I bought them. It's possible I have to learn a bit on how to use and adjust them, but my Shubb won hands-down because of the cam action and the thumb screw adjustment.
I wonder if they'll keep building such neat stuff after the sale of the company. I have a lot of their gear, and love it all!
I wonder if they'll keep building such neat stuff after the sale of the company. I have a lot of their gear, and love it all!
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A tiny factoid: In the mid ‘70, Rick Shubb would come up to Eugene, Oregon from the SF Bay area to play banjo in a bluegrass festival organized by my banjo teacher, who he was friends with. Shubb first developed a fifth string capo for the banjo, then the clamp capo for banjo - and eventually a little sideline thing became a full-time business. I recall the first time I saw one of his capos, it seemed incredibly slick & almost like a little work of art!
Ever since I found one 20 years ago, Shubb has been my go-to. I didn't know that it came from a banjo capo though! I may have to re-evaluate!
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Ha! Well, if it helps, he fingerpicked guitar before taking up the banjo!Ever since I found one 20 years ago, Shubb has been my go-to. I didn't know that it came from a banjo capo though! I may have to re-evaluate!
I'm in Tampa and I don't give humidity a thought. I probably should monitor it, but that's me.
My worries are putting a guitar in the car on hot dats to go to gigs and sun and sweat when playing outside (which is most of our gigs).
Anyhow I do feel blessed to not live in chapped lip country.
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It helps me! Like Chazmo I've been using Shubbs for over 20 years. Cool backstory, though.
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I always used Shubbs, thought they were great, internally denegrated everyone that used those awful Kysers...then, I bought a Paige and it is SOOO much better that I only keep the Shubbs in a case to loan to someone if in a class and they didn't bring a capo
Now, I am old enough, sadly, to have used a Goya multiple-rubber-band-thing before I found the heavily mechanical Hamilton. My, how we have progressed!
Now, I am old enough, sadly, to have used a Goya multiple-rubber-band-thing before I found the heavily mechanical Hamilton. My, how we have progressed!
I guess that's next on my list of capos to try...
For the record, I never used rubber bands, but I had one or two of those crappy elastic-y things with surgical tubing over a metal bar. Yikes. And, yeah, I've disposed of all the Kysers I ever had. Terrible.
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I cannot remember whose it was, but I actually broke the spring on a Kyser that was loaned to me, and had to replace it!
I think the Paige came out before the Elliot, which many uh...upper level...guitarists say it superior. I say its the same as the Paige, just three or four times the price! But then, could Tony Rice have been wrong?
When I say "rubber band" for the Goya, I really mean five or six layers of elasticized half to 3/4" webbing, with a pull string on the ring end so you could actually get it over the metal rod...found a copy of an old Goya catalog on line, but cannot recover just the image of the capo
I think the Paige came out before the Elliot, which many uh...upper level...guitarists say it superior. I say its the same as the Paige, just three or four times the price! But then, could Tony Rice have been wrong?
When I say "rubber band" for the Goya, I really mean five or six layers of elasticized half to 3/4" webbing, with a pull string on the ring end so you could actually get it over the metal rod...found a copy of an old Goya catalog on line, but cannot recover just the image of the capo
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I have a Paige (the cheapest one at $35) and several Shubbs. I think the tone of the Paige is slightly less damping but one thing I don’t like is that you can’t partial capo. I do a fair bit of “Drop E” where you capo at the second fret but don’t capo the low E and with the Paige it’s not possible. That’s the only drawback for me. The Shubbs are also great though.