rock_and_roll_camera
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Right, I just moved into a new place about a month ago, hence no posts for a while (only just got the net). Well, I'm worried about how my environment is going to effect my instruments. My place is nice, ground floor at the back, basement at the front, so can be prone to condensation, but my instruments are kept away from those parts. I basically have the spare room as my "studio". I have all my guitars in there and sometimes, my best ukulele. The guitars are in a multi rack case that folds down and holds like six guitars sideways. My best guitar is in a hardshell case. My uke is always kept in a hard foam case. Sometimes it's kept in that room, but mostly in the living room. The flat is central heated, but the heating in the studio is turned off, and it has the smallest of windows, so not much light/heat from outside. The living room, where I keep my uke cased, is heated, but the temp in there seems to be pretty steady.
What I'm beginning to wonder is what do I need to be in control of to maintain the playability of my instruments? Can and how does warmth and cold effect the instruments. How does dryness and moisture effect them? Is it wise for my guitars to be in the side rack thing, does this cause any undue strain on the neck? How does a case effect an instrument, especially were stored for a long time and what precautions can I take?
What I'm beginning to wonder is what do I need to be in control of to maintain the playability of my instruments? Can and how does warmth and cold effect the instruments. How does dryness and moisture effect them? Is it wise for my guitars to be in the side rack thing, does this cause any undue strain on the neck? How does a case effect an instrument, especially were stored for a long time and what precautions can I take?