I use the govee hygrometers, and I keep one in each of the "nice" guitar's cases. They're great because they will send a notification warning on your phone when humidity or temperature moves outside of set fluctuation limits. I also have a govee humidifier connected to the same setup, so that the humidifier kicks on/off based on room levels.
@ryanj6862
4 ай бұрын
Nice man , I was wondering where u went, you got fans out here haha
@dondeese7167
4 ай бұрын
Bryan, I know this must have been a bit frustrating for you being right handed. But speaking for us lefties, thanks for getting this fixed for the Owner of this guitar. Now you righties have an idea of what we lefties go through when we pick up a right handed guitar 😂
@danielhiggins9564
4 ай бұрын
thanks for everything!! surely you get time off in purgatory for HVAC gymnastics and, for playing upside down in public, I expect you will move way up on the hot list at the Pearly Gates!!
@LucasJRice
4 ай бұрын
I use a Govee hygrometer to run my Govee humidifier and my Govee dehumidifier. Jurys out on the dehumidifier, it’s new. But a warranty for their humidifier, it breaks every year or so.
@michaelmcinnis911
4 ай бұрын
As a lefty, I'd love to demo that D-35L for you! And if the owner ever wants to sell it, I'd be very interested!
@billlamb1745
4 ай бұрын
I use Govee. I have the Bluetooth version but hope to switch to wifi. I calibrated with Govee 32% packets inside containers. I even used my govee in my deep freeze to monitor my 1/4 beef. It works fine but Govee doesn't rate them for the temperatures.
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
Ha!!! I have one in my freezer too, for the exact same reason.
@McEvoy3
4 ай бұрын
Nice video Bryan! I'm currently using a Govee hygrometer to monitor 24/7 my acoustic guitar's soundhole. I had problems at home with overhumidity and my guitar got pregnant with a 8.5mm high belly bulge on the sides. After a month of keeping humidity under 45-50% with silica gel packs, it's progressed properly (down to ~4mm) but I'm trying these days to set the humidity at about 38% to "dry" it a bit more and see if the bulge comes way more down. Any advice to keep the fretboard at a nicer spot while trying to dry the belly? Yesterday I installed a 50g silica gel pack and humidity is at 36%. I dont know if it may be dangerous to keep it at these levels 4-5 days to see what happens. What's your advice on this case? Thanks in advance! Your channel is amazing!
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
My advice is study this video and then see how YOUR guitar reacts at different humidity levels and make a decision then. 4-5 days shouldn't be a problem but read the guitar and don't take it down too fast. kzitem.info/news/bejne/r6purGGKa6lehZg
@McEvoy3
4 ай бұрын
@@Bryankimsey thank you so much! I'll study the mentioned video and take it into account. Do you think the belly bulges are always reversible with the due care, monitoring and patience?
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
If they're CAUSED by excess humidity, yes, mostly, probably. But if they're caused by light bracing and stuff, no. That's why you wanna watch the corduroy and the neck relief and the other stuff to make sure you're not trying to dry out something you can't fix by drying out. Also... a belly is only a problem if it's a problem.
@RahulSharma-ry2pg
4 ай бұрын
Hey Bryan i have been using Govee hygrometers with the app, its in every case of all my guitar ... it sends automatic notifications ...seems quite sensitive to any change accurate ....only see couple of degree diff with ThermPro.... good luck with the HVAC i hope it gets resolved
@KASKASM
4 ай бұрын
Do you only work on Martin Guitars or is there a minimum value guitar you'd work on?
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
Right now I'm pretty much working only on 70's Martin D's with the occasional Authentic or rare-bird that walks in the door. My time is extremely limited and the demand for me to work on 70's is extremely high. If it walks in the door, I'll probably work on it, but you have to balance the cost of the work vs the cost of the guitar... do you really want to spend $400 on a $500 guitar?
@dannyjonze
4 ай бұрын
Hey, you're better lefthanded than you are right handed. 😂. I just wanted to be the first to say it.
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
It's a hidden talent.
@timr2618
4 ай бұрын
Maybe tuning to an open chord E or G for lefthanded?
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
I could tune to open tuning, no problem, but the strum's still gonna be backwards. I'll either have to upstroke on the low and upstroke on the strum or I'll have to downstroke on the low and bring my hand clear back up to downstroke again. When you're used to downstroke on the strong beat and upstroke on the weak, doing it the opposite feels crazy.
@born2push
4 ай бұрын
Why do you think you have to play chords? Just do individual strings and then do mis chords to check for buzzing. Intonation can be sone on individual notes....
@Bryankimsey
4 ай бұрын
Because the owner is a "strummer", therefore it behooves me to see how it sounds "strumming". Single notes ain't gonna cut it.
@born2push
4 ай бұрын
Ok...thanks for your videos!
@neilfradenburgh
4 ай бұрын
If you ever need to put your ego in check, just try to learn guitar left-handed!
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