Is this OK,a bit of a hump,a hint of a hump between the back of the bridge and the start of the sides on the soundboard...?
Is this normal...It isn't enough to effect the action,,
All my acoustics seem to have a little bit of this,.
I know a little bit of humidification might sort this out..
If that is the case,,what is the easiest solution..
Is there an affordable product..
We are talking 4 acoustic guitars here..
My little all mahogany topped one seems OK..
So my 4 Spruce topped ones..
It is a smidge more on my 12 string..Nothing drastic,perhaps a very slight lean happening on the bridge..
It is hard to detect if there is or not easily visually..
Is it best to tune down to D and Capo with 12 strings if you want the guitar to last..?
It is a cheap 12 string ,but a really good sounding guitar..
Do I humidify..Are all of your acoustics perfectly flat..?
Best Humidification products for in the case..?
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What's excessive? Generally if you lay a straight edge across the the guitar behind the bridge (so running at 90 degreed to the strings) kind of on the "crest" of the belly, that will lead to there being a gap between the underside of the straight edge and the top of the guitar at the edges of the soundboard. If that gap is 1/4" or less, you're fine.
I've never been into 12 strings but I believe people do tend to routinely tune them down from E standard due to tension
I have a dehumidifier running as there was a problem and it has stabilised my electrics..
I keep my Acoustics in their cases..
The 12 string is tiring on the hands,,I play a lot,my hands are strong enough for the rest of my guitars..
It may sound daft ,but my Les Pauls become unplayable if my hands become too strong,plus it can start to mess with my tendons..So maybe tuning it down is worth a try..
ive managed to reduce the humidity in mine by circa 20% recently and it has made a world of difference to tone and playability and action on my acoustics
For these, it’s best to tune down two steps and use a capo if you need to play at concert pitch.
A high end model should have additional bracing to counter the extra tension which comes from 12 strings instead of 6.
If you really need to tune it to E, use really light strings - 9s or at a push 10s - but it probably won’t sound as good as 10s or 11s tuned a step down, the lower tuning just gives more resonance.
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It has gauge 10s on it..When you say a step down,do you mean Eflat or D..?
Being honest although the action isn't too high it can give me blisters under my callouses,so tuning down would be good.. .
I have just tuned down,it feels easier to play which is a bonus..
It is too early in the morning to play the guitar hard enough to see if it is as loud as it was and rattle free...
I will leave it a few hours to settle then retune..
Bear in mind that according to the laws of physics, twice the number of strings on the guitar produces the same tension as increasing the gauge by a factor of 1.4 (the square root of 2), so a 12-string set of 10s has the same tension as a 6-string set of 14s. (Roughly, the wound string gauges might not be exact but it will be in that ballpark.) To get back to the same tension as a set of 12s - two gauges lighter - you need to drop the tuning by two semitones as a rough rule of thumb.
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Low humidity is the worst for acoustic guitars
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