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GeddyMee
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Post subject: Re: humidity...  Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:18 am |
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Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:44 am
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Location: Poquoson,VA
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Where I am,in Virginia,necks bow in the winter and straighten in the summer.I need to get a humidifier fot the winter months.1 bass is'nt to bad but I have 8,not all Ricks but still it is a major pain.Finished guitars,as opposed to natural,react less to changes in humidity,but they do react.
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kashmir1
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:13 pm |
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Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:31 pm
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Location: Denver
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I live in Denver and my '07 4003jg needed some serious neck work after a few months of living with no humidity!
Two years later, it's rock solid and hasn't budged since I had the guys at Colfax Guitars re-set it up. (I'm not talented enough to try!)
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cassius987
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:33 pm |
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Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:33 am
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Location: Denver
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I didn't know Colfax Guitars dealt with Rics, they seemed like a specialty shop. Good to know though.
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kashmir1
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:15 am |
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Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:31 pm
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Location: Denver
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They have rebuilt rics and are pretty familiar with the dual truss rods and Denver's lack of humidity. Good guys who completely guarantee their work.
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sequence
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:19 pm |
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Joined: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:54 am
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Location: Lakewood CO
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Quote: I didn't know Colfax Guitars dealt with Rics, they seemed like a specialty shop. Good to know though. Yeah I thought Rockley in Lakewood and the store way up north in Broomfield? were the only Ric shows in town? Where is Colfax Guitar? (besides being on Colfax, it's a lonnnng street.)
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Sartori
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:08 am |
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:00 pm
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California
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Quote: What about humidity less than 30%? I'm looking at that in my near future. While over 30% is better, Rickenbackers are made in California... where it's frequently very dry in the summer. It'll probably be okay.
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kashmir1
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:30 am |
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Location: Denver
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Colfax Guitar Shop - Colfax & Adams (across from the Bluebird Theater).
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Ric5
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:40 pm |
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Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:00 pm
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Location: Colorado
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Quote: Quote: What about humidity less than 30%? I'm looking at that in my near future. While over 30% is better, Rickenbackers are made in California... where it's frequently very dry in the summer. It'll probably be okay. I believe the factory is humidified. If you put your basses in a room with a humidifier and use a humidistat to monitor the humidity then you will be fine. This year in Denver we are getting plenty of rain. My basement is running 40% to 50% without any intervention on my part. In the winter I run 2 humidifiers down there.
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Bonneville
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:02 am |
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My room's humidity is about 40%, which according to Rick's manual should be fine.
The ferrules come a bit loose though......and on the back of my 4003's you see a clear groove where the wings meet the neck.
you reckon it's still too dry??
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Bonneville
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Post subject: Re: humidity... Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:02 am |
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Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:06 am
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My room's humidity is about 40%, which according to Rick's manual should be fine.
The ferrules come a bit loose though......and on the back of my 4003's you see a clear groove where the wings meet the neck.
you reckon it's still too dry??
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