Hello all,
I was playing my X-700 last night and much to my chagrin noticed two small finish cracks starting on the top. I'm pretty sure they happened within the last week or two since I examined it closely a few weeks ago and didn't see it and the weather has recently gotten colder here in California. I have a guitar humidifier in the case, but this was apparently not enough to prevent the checking. What is the optimum temperature and humidity for storage of an archtop guitar? Is it better to leave it in the case with several humidifiers, or should I store it out of the case in a room with a humidfier and carefully controlled temperature? This really bums me out, as I have several other less expensive archtops that don't have similar problems. Thanks for your advice!
I was playing my X-700 last night and much to my chagrin noticed two small finish cracks starting on the top. I'm pretty sure they happened within the last week or two since I examined it closely a few weeks ago and didn't see it and the weather has recently gotten colder here in California. I have a guitar humidifier in the case, but this was apparently not enough to prevent the checking. What is the optimum temperature and humidity for storage of an archtop guitar? Is it better to leave it in the case with several humidifiers, or should I store it out of the case in a room with a humidfier and carefully controlled temperature? This really bums me out, as I have several other less expensive archtops that don't have similar problems. Thanks for your advice!