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Larrivee vs Martin

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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Got a new hygrometer. This one shows 47% in our new home. The old one was showing 65% or so. 
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  • AliGorieAliGorie Frets: 308
    thomasross20 said:
    Got a new hygrometer. This one shows 47% in our new home. The old one was showing 65% or so. 
    perfecto TR
    I find whith hi rh in the house I am more inclined to play dreich dour durgey tunes
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    :)
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    edited November 2017
    Got a new hygrometer. This one shows 47% in our new home. The old one was showing 65% or so. 
    I always make sure I have 2 or 3
    also watch out for where you put them in the room, and the height from the floor
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Two or three all of a different make, just to be sure, I'm guessing..
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    Tom: does the action feel different on your guitars since you moved?
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Feels the same, to be honest. I think my old hygrometer was rubbish. I thought I confirmed it was working ok. Maybe the new one is optimistic. But 48% seems a lot more normal than 65%+ ..
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    thomasross20 said:
    Feels the same, to be honest. I think my old hygrometer was rubbish. I thought I confirmed it was working ok. Maybe the new one is optimistic. But 48% seems a lot more normal than 65%+ ..
    I was just wondering if it had played well in the last house, but not now, or vv.
    Just pay more attention on cold days when it's dry outside or snowy, that's when modern houses can drop below 30% RH
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  • CloudNineCloudNine Frets: 4121
    Wise words from @ToneControl, and please ignore the people that usually chime in to say that you don't need to worry about humidity because of the UK climate blah blah blah. Central Heating is not part of the UK climate.
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 6976
    Suggested models of hygrometer? 
    "Congratulations on being officially the most right anyone has ever been about anything, ever." -- Noisepolluter knows the score
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    TimmyO said:
    Suggested models of hygrometer? 
    Digital ones from Argos or Amazon
    I like the Oregon ones, but better to buy 3 cheap ones rather than one pricey one
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  • LewyLewy Frets: 3795
    I’ve been happy with Caliber ones.
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    It's below 40% now with this cold dry weather! 
    It actually puts me off buying a higher-end acoustic as they can be so easily damaged with natural conditions.
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    thomasross20 said:
    It's below 40% now with this cold dry weather! 
    It actually puts me off buying a higher-end acoustic as they can be so easily damaged with natural conditions.
    put some damp towels on the radiators

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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    : ) 
    I'm just going to the guitar shop for the first time in an age. I'm actually going to check GS mini's (so easy to pick up and take to friends') but I recall they were nowhere near as good as my Larry OM and now cost £600!! 
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    thomasross20 said:
    : ) 
    I'm just going to the guitar shop for the first time in an age. I'm actually going to check GS mini's (so easy to pick up and take to friends') but I recall they were nowhere near as good as my Larry OM and now cost £600!! 
    Larrivees are high-enough end guitars to worry about already with the humidity. In fact I first learned about the issue from the manuals that came with my Larrivees
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Yeah the manual is really good!
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  • tralfamadantralfamadan Frets: 31
    edited March 2018
    I only checked the manual out after I stumbled across it a few years after I bought my Larrivee and yeah its really useful.

    Also this thread has just reminded me that I forgot to hide my L-02 from the Beast from the East inside its case! Oops.
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    edited March 2018
    After a very cold couple of weeks and a couple of days when it didn’t get above -1 all day (no higher than -4 yesterday!) my heating has been on a lot more than usual. Humidity has been hovering around the 30% mark, and I’ve seen it go down as low as 24%. My Taylor is staying in its case until the weather gets back to normal!
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    I should put mine in their cases, good point.
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    I recorded this last night on the acoustic after trying to learn the solo to it. Yes, I need to work on the singing!!




    I'm 100% acoustic right now. Have got about 40 songs and I'm really getting into artists like Johnny Cash, John Denver and the like!
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    If you haven't already, wait till you get a load of Tommy Emmanuel.......
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Yeah he's great! 
    Must admit I prefer guitar + vocals.
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486

    Fair enough.... Christy Moore?

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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    thomasross20 said:
    Yeah he's great! 
    Must admit I prefer guitar + vocals.
    have you seen the Tommy Emmanuel guitar camp in Scotland in May?
    £1900 for 4 days
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    thomasross20 said:
    I recorded this last night on the acoustic after trying to learn the solo to it. Yes, I need to work on the singing!!




    I'm 100% acoustic right now. Have got about 40 songs and I'm really getting into artists like Johnny Cash, John Denver and the like!
    Have you listened to Gillian Welch's stuff?
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    edited March 2018
    Yep - one of the chaps I work with is going to it (Tommy Emmanuel workshops). I considered it until I saw the price. It's a phenomenal opportunity, but don't really have that kindof spare cash.....
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Never knew about that!! Will check it out later, and also the artists just discussed :)
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  • AliGorieAliGorie Frets: 308
    ToneControl said:
    thomasross20 said:
    Yeah he's great! 
    Must admit I prefer guitar + vocals.
    have you seen the Tommy Emmanuel guitar camp in Scotland in May?
    £1900 for 4 days
    offt he'll be lucky unless the campers aint from Scotland
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Christy Moore is good! 
    I've been listening to a lot of Foreigner and Lindsay Buckingham, too. 

    Will listen to Gillian Welch now.

    Camp looks cool though I don't know how much you'd get out of it that you wouldn't playing at home.
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