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12-05-2012, 02:27 PM
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I keep my Chrissy ply in my studio in the garden. It can get down to -5 or so this time of year centigrade, I heat the room before I play so it is constantly going from warm to cold in winter.
Is this going to cause me any trouble in the long run. |
12-05-2012, 07:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: western MA | | | Avoiding extremes of temperature change is always good for wooden things like a UB. Excessive heat is worse than cold IMHO. If possible I would try to keep it in a cool, not cold space.
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12-05-2012, 09:25 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur; Mem. #1, EPC | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by r.t.swing  I keep my Chrissy ply in my studio in the garden. It can get down to -5 or so this time of year centigrade, I heat the room before I play so it is constantly going from warm to cold in winter.
Is this going to cause me any trouble in the long run. | That just can't be good. I think you're flirting with danger.
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12-05-2012, 09:38 PM
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HPF Technology: Protecting the Pocket since 2007 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | Granted the Chrissy probably has a much higher quality varnish, but temperature swings in South Bend were the likely cause of heavily checking the finish on my old Kay. There were a number of occasions where I had to leave the bass in my car, in the dead of winter, and I thought to myself, what can harm a Ply bass? |
12-06-2012, 01:52 AM
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12-06-2012, 08:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: London | | | I guess I'll be bringing the bass inside tonight. Thanks all. |
12-06-2012, 08:52 AM
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12-06-2012, 09:55 AM
| | | | Lol Drurb
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12-06-2012, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by drurb Does "r.t.swing," by any chance, stand for "rapid temperature swing?" | Actually it from a Wynton Album; Resolution To Swing, but your version may be more truthful. |
12-06-2012, 10:26 AM
| | | | Best rule of thumb regarding temperature, humidity and musical instruments: if it is not comfortable for you, then it's not comfortable for the instrument. |
12-06-2012, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by iiipopes Best rule of thumb regarding temperature, humidity and musical instruments: if it is not comfortable for you, then it's not comfortable for the instrument. | +1! That's a rule I usually follow and quote as well.
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