So Im Moving to a cold climate

[Voxman23]

Well I know I live In Canada and its just dam cold anyway..But I am moving to the coast and I hear that nova scotia can have some damp cold weather..Im moving in 10 days..need some advice on storage, humidity % and temps in my guitar room...

 

[River]

It's cold here, but extremely dry. I don't think you'll need to go to any extreme lengths, just don't make any significant adjustments until everything has gotten well acclimated to the humidity. I always wait a week to ten days after a guitar arrives here from more humid climes before attempting a setup.

 

[Tim Plains]

I've seen pics of the Maritimes during winter...we're talking 10 metres of snow!
Come to think of it, I think it was St. Johns.
Where in ON are you now?

 

[axepilot]

As long as you are comfortable, so shall your guitars be comfortable. Just make sure the room humidity isn't bone dry.

 

[Voxman23]

As long as you are comfortable, so shall your guitars be comfortable. Just make sure the room humidity isn't bone dry.

thats what I keep on hearing but I figure with the snow and all that humidity , I don't want my fret boards separating from the necks or anything like that

 

[Voxman23]

I've seen pics of the Maritimes during winter...we're talking 10 metres of snow!
Come to think of it, I think it was St. Johns.
Where in ON are you now?

I'm in brantford right now

 

[LPV]

As long as you are comfortable, so shall your guitars be comfortable.

LOL, Oh sh!t, he's screwed.

 

[Voxman23]

LOL, Oh sh!t, he's screwed.

LOL!!! dont want to go anywhere near nova scotia

 

[axepilot]

thats what I keep on hearing but I figure with the snow and all that humidity , I don't want my fret boards separating from the necks or anything like that

It's not the snow and humidity.............it's the indoor heat, and that's usually bone dry. I humidify my house in the winter months to around 50 percent RH. It keeps me and my guitars happy.

Acoustics are super sensitive to humidity changes, but electrics aren't excluded. With very dry conditions, your fret board won't separate, but the board can dry out enough to "pop frets".............lift them out of the slots at the ends due to board shrinkage....................but that's an extreme situation.

As long as it's warm and humid enough for you, your guitars will be happy also.

 

[LPV]

LOL!!! dont want to go anywhere near nova scotia

Nah, I'm kidding ya. Its fine.

 

[Voxman23]

It's not the snow and humidity.............it's the indoor heat, and that's usually bone dry. I humidify my house in the winter months to around 50 percent RH. It keeps me and my guitars happy.

Acoustics are super sensitive to humidity changes, but electrics aren't excluded. With very dry conditions, your fret board won't separate, but the board can dry out enough to "pop frets".............lift them out of the slots at the ends due to board shrinkage....................but that's an extreme situation.

As long as it's warm and humid enough for you, your guitars will be happy also.

thanks for the info

 

[xsouldriverx]

With very dry conditions, your fret board won't separate, but the board can dry out enough to "pop frets".............lift them out of the slots at the ends due to board shrinkage.

i would say properly oiling your fretboard will also help keep that in check.

 

[LoKi]

I'm from Nova Scotia, and the humidity is actually pretty good for guitars. A little too much at times *summer especially, 87% relative humidity is considered LOW for summer* and extremely dry in winter by comparison.

Oil the fretboard twice a year, and keep the guitars in their cases with case humidifiers in winter. In summer, keep em in the case without the humidifier, and consider buying a de-humidifier for summer.

Winters aren't very cold on the coast. Hope you don't mind snow and freezing rain though. Snow especially. My folks have already shovelled 11 feet or so and it's only teh end of November.

I'm moving back soon I think. Calgary is so dry all the time that my acoustic cracked when I brought it here, and I got some warping on one of my Pauls from the extreme change in humidity from very humid to desert like.

 

[LoKi]

Oh and don't bother buying an umbrella. A rain suit would be better, and not a single person would laugh at you if you wore it downtown. The constant wind off the angry Atlantic makes rain and sleet and snow go sideways, up and down, and every which direction. Umbrellas last about 3 minutes if you're lucky. The only people that try them in Halifax are tourists.

Get ready for snowdays! It's so nice to be able to stay home from work because the city is shut down due to crazy snowfall. Happens often. If you have kids, be prepared for them to be home a lot during winter. Get an Xbox or something.

 

[rideski]

The coast has warmer winters than we do in Ontario and Quebec but they have a tendancy to get a crap load of snow. So you aren't actually moving to a colder climate. Get ready to shovel like crazy though!

 

[06VM]

Im in Halifax. Its 15 degrees right now. No snow.

As far as guitar care: as was mentioned earlier; As soon as the weather gets dry i oil up the fret board and adjust the truss. Twice a year. Once in December, once in June.

 

[newsat]

Im in Halifax. Its 15 degrees right now. No snow.

As far as guitar care: as was mentioned earlier; As soon as the weather gets dry i oil up the fret board and adjust the truss. Twice a year. Once in December, once in June.

New Glasgow 18 degrees and wet! No problem with my guitars!

 

[axepilot]

i would say properly oiling your fretboard will also help keep that in check.

Agreed, but I still wouldn't subject any guitar to a very dry environment for long.

A $120 room humidifier protects the $$$$$ I have invested in guitars over the dry heating months.