is humidity an issue living in the UK as far as acoustics go

thermionic

A hygrometer in the room is very useful, but one in the case is genius. I’ve always suspected that case linings trap moisture - I have one guitar that lives in a case but has suffered a bit with bellying up and a very gradually rising action.

Lewy

thermionic said:

A hygrometer in the room is very useful, but one in the case is genius. I’ve always suspected that case linings trap moisture - I have one guitar that lives in a case but has suffered a bit with bellying up and a very gradually rising action.

They absolutely do trap moisture. When I got my D28 37 Authentic I put a hygrometer in the case for an hour and when I checked it, it was reading 71% RH! It was basically going to act as a humidor for that guitar if I’d have left it in there...all because the retailer just kept all the cases in an outbuilding or some such out the back.