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Review: Smashing Pumpkins, Day 1 Review: Smashing Pumpkins, Day 1
by BacktoRockville
25 Nov 2008 at 2:33pm
By: Dave Hepple
Dry winter
weather or enviornments can cause serious damage to acoustic guitars,
in the form of cracks in the wood. This damage may require expensive repairs
or reduce the sound quality of your fine instrument.
One way to supply additional humidity to your guitar is through a device
known as a guitar humidifier. These devices are designed to release humidity
inside the guitar through the sound-hole. Sound-hole humidifiers all utilize
some type of water reservoir with an absorbent medium such as a sponge,
water absorbent floral foam or absorbent polymer. The medium is then surrounded
by some type of cover which holds the water absorbent medium in place
and restricts the flow of water evaporation from the medium. To get inside
your guitar, they slip between your guitar strings and are held in place
there. Depending upon the brand of humidifier you purchase, it may or
may not touch the wood inside your guitar. Dampit is designed to lie inside
your guitar, while Planet Waves and Oasis are completely suspended from
the strings.
Water holding capacity and the restrictiveness of the outer cover are
the greatest factors in determining how often you will need to refill
the device. Needless to say, you cant stick a quart container of water
inside your guitar, but there are several humidifiers that will hold an
ounce (30 ccs) or more such as Oasis or Planet Waves. If your guitar needs
several ccs per day of water vapor, a humidifier that holds only 5-10
ccs will need to be refilled every few days.
Planet Waves and Dampit utilize holes in the outside membrane to release
water vapor. Oasis uses a fabric which allows the water vapor, but not
the water, to pass through the material to keep your guitar humidified.
One downside to evaporation holes is the risk of water leakage. Very careful
handling can minimize, but not eliminate this risk. Oasis is a water-tight,
sealed unit which eliminates the risk of water leakage.
When to refill your humidifier is one of the great mysteries which have
been solved by Oasis. Since Oasis is a flexible sealed container, is shrinks
as the water inside of it evaporates through the fabric. When Oasis begins
to look like a prune, you need to refill it.
All of the sound-hole humidifiers work. Each has its own advantages and
disadvantages. As with any new product you purchase, please read the directions
carefully before use.
About the Author: David Hepple is the inventor of the Oasis Guitar Humidifier
(http://www.oasishumidifiers.com).
Since the age of 13, he has played either a nylon stringed classical or
flat top steel stringed guitar. For the past 14 years, he has been an
active volunteer with the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society.
Source: www.isnare.com
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