Does An Acoustic Change it's Sound?

TheMadMick · February 2022

You are right. There are 2 changes that take place although they vary from guitar to guitar, with the age of the instrument and how often it is played.

The one to which you refer is short term. There is a story about an old Stradvarius (sp?) violin kept in a display case. When taken out it sounded awful until played for a while.

There is a longer term change that happens as the guitar ages and the wood settles. That is what the manufacturers are trying to copy when they "Torrify" or otherwise heat treat the top. In my limited experience this is only partly successful but worth having.

Hope this is clear.

Mellish · February 2022

@Pjon ; - welcome to TFB

Pjon · February 2022

Thanks for the replies. The guitar is kept out - stable temp and humidity in my house, mainly - and played every day, anything from a few minutes to a couple of hours. I didn't notice a strong solvent smell, but then I haven't got a great sense of smell. It did smell of 'new guitar' when I shoved my nose in the sound hole. I love that smell!

I was expecting the long term change, as described by TheMadMicjk, but hadn't heard about the short term one. It might explain what I thought I was imagining.

ToneControl · February 2022

Pjon said:

Thanks for the replies. The guitar is kept out - stable temp and humidity in my house, mainly - and played every day, anything from a few minutes to a couple of hours. I didn't notice a strong solvent smell, but then I haven't got a great sense of smell. It did smell of 'new guitar' when I shoved my nose in the sound hole. I love that smell!

I was expecting the long term change, as described by TheMadMicjk, but hadn't heard about the short term one. It might explain what I thought I was imagining.

Try to leave the guitar in front of a loudspeaker when you are listening to music or playing electric guitar, put a hanky or something under the strings to damp them if necessary. You want the sound to hit the bridge area

Pjon · February 2022

ToneControl said:

Try to leave the guitar in front of a loudspeaker when you are listening to music or playing electric guitar,

So, to recap, I absolutely need an electric guitar, to improve the acoustic experience. Just getting this right for when I tell my wife..

ToneControl · February 2022

Pjon said:

ToneControl said:

Try to leave the guitar in front of a loudspeaker when you are listening to music or playing electric guitar,

So, to recap, I absolutely need an electric guitar, to improve the acoustic experience. Just getting this right for when I tell my wife..

yep, or play your stereo loud.
put it next to your subwoofer if you have a cinema 5.1 system

guitarjack66 · February 2022

Pjon said:

ToneControl said:

Try to leave the guitar in front of a loudspeaker when you are listening to music or playing electric guitar,

So, to recap, I absolutely need an electric guitar, to improve the acoustic experience. Just getting this right for when I tell my wife..

And a new stereo.

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