My friend has a flying V that he's been using for practice recently and a couple days ago I took a look at the back of the head stock and saw this:
It looks as though those are stress marks from the tuners, although I could be wrong. Do you guys think it's a big problem/could it get worse? Have you ever seen this stuff happen to Gibson guitars before? Any info on this will be greatly appreciated.
For a while he played .13 gauge strings and that caused his Nut to break about a year ago, since then he's had it serviced and set up.
If it's purely cosmetic then I wouldn't have a problem with it, I just hope that it doesn't lead to weakening the neck and leading to disaster in a few years.
The screws for the tuners start little hairline cracks in the nitro that open up and spread with temperature changes. It happens and is totally normal.
On a slightly different note, does anyone here actually monitor the level of humudity in the rooms you keep your guitars? To try and stop things like the above with wood expanding and contracting.... especially with acoustics and things like that?
nomorebridge wrote:On a slightly different note, does anyone here actually monitor the level of humudity in the rooms you keep your guitars? To try and stop things like the above with wood expanding and contracting.... especially with acoustics and things like that?
My stepdad and his dad before him, always kept a bucket of water next to their Archtop and Acoustics.
I'm not even gonna pretend to know the scientific reasons why they do this, but I know they're serious archtop people and have been doing that for decades.
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nomorebridge wrote:On a slightly different note, does anyone here actually monitor the level of humudity in the rooms you keep your guitars? To try and stop things like the above with wood expanding and contracting.... especially with acoustics and things like that?
My stepdad and his dad before him, always kept a bucket of water next to their Archtop and Acoustics.
I'm not even gonna pretend to know the scientific reasons why they do this, but I know they're serious archtop people and have been doing that for decades.
Captain Beefheart wrote:
9. Keep your guitar in a dark place
When you're not playin your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it.
Captain Beefheart also wrote:
3. Practice in front of a bush
Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush dosen't shake, eat another piece of bread.
Captain Beefheart wrote:
9. Keep your guitar in a dark place
When you're not playin your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it.
I think this has less to do with humidity and is more like a metaphor for leaving a saucer of water for your dog.
