Pete Howlett
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Just received the postal address for a completed ukulele - Arizona! I should have checked...
The nightmare scenario...
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JT_Ukes
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humidity.. or lack there of...
Big climate difference between, say, Flagstaff and Phoenix. It's a big state.
JT_Ukes
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Worst snow storm I ever drove through was in Arizona
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Pete Howlett
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From a temperate zone to one near the opposite end - you could say I have a few concerns about the climate 
michaeljking
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((Happy New Year Pete!))
There is weather data for each region of the states,
http://www.wunderground.com/US/AZ/Phoenix.html
for example,
Did you monitor the humidity of your workshop before you made this one? I made a video a few days ago for youtube where I do an animal glue tutorial where I show off the digital hygrometer I bought for inside my house(the other one is in my shed/workshop). On this ocasion I only had to put some wet towels on hot radiators to raise the humidity to the safe zone of 43%. I would be interested to know if about when you were exporting ukes to Hawaii, did you need to increase the humidity in your workshop or did the average percentage work fine?
There is weather data for each region of the states,
http://www.wunderground.com/US/AZ/Phoenix.html
for example,
Did you monitor the humidity of your workshop before you made this one? I made a video a few days ago for youtube where I do an animal glue tutorial where I show off the digital hygrometer I bought for inside my house(the other one is in my shed/workshop). On this ocasion I only had to put some wet towels on hot radiators to raise the humidity to the safe zone of 43%. I would be interested to know if about when you were exporting ukes to Hawaii, did you need to increase the humidity in your workshop or did the average percentage work fine?
Timbuck
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All these Indonesion, Hawian, and China, ukes travelling across the world from one climate to another..don't seem to have any problems..I understand one old Martin style 1K crossed the North pole without any ill effect.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=202390455&blogId=333212524
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=202390455&blogId=333212524
Moore Bettah Ukuleles
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If you build at between 45 and 50 RH you should be fine shipping anywhere. It's the customers responsibility to maintain proper humidity and your responsibility to inform them to do so.
Happy new year Pete.
Happy new year Pete.
Moore Bettah Ukuleles
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Many do indeed suffer when proper precautions aren't taken. If not immediately then some time down the road. The plywood variety seem to hold up better than solid wood.
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Pete Howlett
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I've been working recently with an Asian manufacturer who gave me an insight into why instruments from these countries tend to be overbuilt... even though they climate control the country's humidity has an effect on the product and they have warranty fears so - overbuild!
I do control the environment I build in to around 45% - 55% RH. Trouble is, and it is my experience, many clients dessicate their homes in the US with AC which dries out the atmosphere and triple glazing in Northern Europe has a similar effect.
I do control the environment I build in to around 45% - 55% RH. Trouble is, and it is my experience, many clients dessicate their homes in the US with AC which dries out the atmosphere and triple glazing in Northern Europe has a similar effect.
My house and my apartment at school both use constant AC. RH is quite low, but I keep my $250 Kala Acacia in the case with a little Dampit humidifier when I'm not playing it, and I can easily keep it within the 40-50% RH. I can only imagine treating a more expensive uke with at least the same precautions, if not more. Then again, I live in Virginia where humidity is our middle name, not Arizona. I guess you have to assume (hope) your customer is intelligent enough to use a humidifier or two to keep the necessary RH.
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