OK if we're gonna go all porn here - I bought a new Martin D28 acoustic which was a major thing for me and suddenly I had to worry about humidity in the winter. I was able to keep it at 45% RH with just a sponge in a slit ventilated zip lock bag in its case. I saw humidified display cabinets for 5K but then I started thinking about China cabinets on Craigslist - they practically give them away. But China cabinets are too shallow for a big acoustic 12" or 14" inside depth usually. After a long, long Craigslist search I found a cabinet with 18" inside depth for $200. The cabinet is from the 1850's to 1920's judging by its feet and cylindrically produced wavy glass (yes I learned way too much about it). I sealed the cab joints and glass with silicone, adapted rubber door weatherstripping to seal the doors, modified a "Rock Solid" floor standing guitar stand to fit inside like its two shelves and added decor and some really small LED floodlights for a subtle mood. The bottom is hidden by curtains and is a great place to store guitar tools and stuff. Four 5" long sponges sitting in 3/4" of water treated with humidifier bacteriostat evaporate enough water vapor to offset the cabinets losses and keep the RH at 53% all winter.
The things we do for love!
The things we do for love!
