Next to a case or insurance, a humidifier is the very best thing you can do for your acoustic guitar. Use it in the autumn and winter when the air is dry, and the heat is on in your home, or in very dry climates to keep the natural moisture of the wood in your guitar. Guitars that dry out can begin to crack and the bridge can pull itself right off, so at under $20, it's a small investment with a big return.
Autumn and winter dry air can rob your acoustic of its natural moisture, which can easily lead to cracks and bridges pulling up, so be sure to protect your acoustic with a good humidifier like the Kyser Lifeguard Acoustic Humidifier, one of our favorites. It's super easy to use and unlike some other models, if used properly, there's no muss, no fuss and no accidents. Basically it's a sponge inside a hockey puck looking device. You just get the sponge wet, squeeze it out so it's no longer dripping, put it back in the 'puck' then wipe dry the outside of it. Then just slide it under the strings (air holes down) and it sits easily in your guitar's soundhole. Check it every week and a half or so (this totally varies per guitar, but check regularly) and rewet when the sponge when it gets dry and hard. You'll ward off bridge problems and potential cracking caused by dry winter air and the heat in your home. Remember too, the Kyser Lifeguard Acoustic Humidifier, as with any, works best if you keep your guitar in its case when you're not playing it.
$19.95
Autumn and winter dry air can rob your classical guitar of its natural moisture, so be sure to protect your guitar with a humidifier like the Kyser Lifeguard Classical Humidifier, one of our favorites - and made for guitars with smaller soundholes like classicals. It's super easy to use and unlike some other models, if used properly, there's no muss, no fuss and no accidents. Basically it's a sponge inside a hockey puck looking device. You just get the sponge wet, squeeze it out so it's no longer dripping, put it back in the 'puck' then wipe dry the outside of it. Then just slide it under the strings (air holes down) and it sits easily in your guitar's soundhole. Check it every week and a half or so (this totally varies per guitar, but check regularly) and rewet when the sponge when it gets dry and hard. You'll ward off bridge problems and potential cracking caused by dry winter air and the heat in your home. Remember too, the Kyser Lifeguard Classical Humidifier, as with any, works best if you keep your guitar in its case when you're not playing it.
$19.95
