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MuseRider

(34,104 posts)

8. When in our season or I have a gig

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2019, 12:16 PM

Jul 2019

outside of the orchestra I leave my clarinets out in my office on a stand with a humidifier that I control carefully. I would be concerned with the wood on your guitars but I know a lot of string players who do not do this. Could it be the outside treatment is enough to stop cracking? I would be concerned about that but be careful how much humidity there is. It seems to take a long time to dry them out!

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Leaving guitars out of their cases? [View all] SHRED Jul 2019 OP

Do you have children? Cause that would be one reason to not leave them out Fullduplexxx Jul 2019 #1

Yes...38 and 36 years old SHRED Jul 2019 #2

then you better keep them in the cases. pangaia Jul 2019 #3

Ha! SHRED Jul 2019 #7

I spewed coke on my iPhone. Through my nose. argyl Jul 2019 #14

Nope. If I'm working in my home studio, I always leave out the guitars I'm using. Some good stands redstateblues Jul 2019 #4

I leave the instruments I play most often out. I do hang them high on wall to minimize knocks, etc. Hoyt Jul 2019 #5

With proper humidity and security, it's okay. Foolacious Jul 2019 #6

When in our season or I have a gig MuseRider Jul 2019 #8

Case CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #9

Distraction.... global1 Jul 2019 #10

That's what I'm thinking SHRED Jul 2019 #11

I keep my favorite acoustic out for those breaks RainCaster Jul 2019 #12

Do you live in an earthquake zone? Do you have animals (especially cats)? fierywoman Jul 2019 #13

For years I rigorously put my guitars back in their cases after use. argyl Jul 2019 #15

I've got one of these... Iggo Jul 2019 #16

I like that SHRED Jul 2019 #17

Here's what I did SHRED Jul 2019 #18

Exactly What I Did ProfessorGAC Jul 2019 #19

A nice tool box there. Arthur_Frain Jul 2019 #20

Good advice SHRED Jul 2019 #21

keep 'em all out countryken Aug 2019 #22

Hey, SHRED. Here's that guitar stand solution I was talking about last month. Iggo Aug 2019 #23