Rich Cohen
Senior Member
I recently acquired several vintage arch tops in their original cases. I recently went overseas for six weeks, and placed boveda 49% packs, two in each case, one in the head stock area, the other just near the upper bout. After returning, this past Friday, I noticed that the packs in the older cases had already "timed out" in that the material inside the packs had nearly crystallized over those six weeks; but only in the older cases. So, I assume it's a factor of the cases being dried out, as well as less hermetically sealed. Boveda's website discusses how one needs to "season" a case. In one instance I have a 1934 Epiphone Royal arch top (walnut) in its original case. I wonder if that case will ever allow a 45% humidity situation during winter to develop, or should I just look for a new case to protect it more efficiently? Same in the case of my 1954 Epiphone Zephyr Regent and 1957 Guild X-375B.
Thanks,
Rich
Thanks,
Rich