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Original message:928 days 18 hours 24 minutes ago
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So the rest of the country, well the world, is probably better than me at the following...managing the heat and humidity of summer. Everyday when I wake, even in an air conditioned home, it stills feels like I'm being pig-piled by heavy wet stuff. Anyway, it seems my classic guitars, whereas they're better at heat/humidity management than I, still have issues maintaining balance, intonation, etc. I find in the summer, I end up keeping my classic beauties in a dehumidified room with the lights off, placing clay pots in the case while in transit to soak up any excess moisture, but as soon as they come out for gigs or the classes I teach, they have a hard time staying intonated. The treble strings don't know what planet they're on. Many of you may have noticed that your winter set-ups may have brought the strings right on the fingerboard once summer is upon us. Try shimming the saddle with a couple of strips of paper cut slightly smaller than the length and width of the saddle. This should make the action more to your liking, getting rid of that string buzz. You might also want to shim the nut of the fingerboard to level out the playability, or action, from the first fret all the way down. It helps having an arrow straight neck too, and without a truss rod on these guitars, it's a hit or miss proposition.
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Reply:675 days 14 hours 49 minutes ago
Member: Aaron Blevins
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I just switch out to saddles i had made. One slightly larger than the other. As far as once it's time to take them somewhere and bring them out of their case, I haven't found a solution for keeping them intonated. Though a fresh set of strings always seems to fix the problem for me.
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Reply:675 days 12 hours 29 minutes ago
Member: johnmarkh
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ah. i didn't know people did the paper thing. i just sorta did it one day.
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Reply:129 days 17 hours 33 minutes ago
Member: rikardo campos
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Nice, an old topic.
And now everyone is getting it back. Mwhahahahahaha!
Reply:129 days 14 hours 9 minutes ago
Member: Leif
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Captain, your talking about your classical single cut bodies correct? Usually the humidity cab effect certain types of untreated wood but if it's treated it should be o.k. I know Maple is the worst and the most effected which is why some woods can go unfinished and maple is always treated...If a guitar sits unplayed that could happen as well because the strings settle. if you play them constantly it should help...
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