Suhr guitars left in the cold...ok?

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Hey I have a major concern...my idiot cousin left all the windows in my room opened this morning...this is the room where all my expensive suhr guitars are.. I cam home tonight to a freezing room ...even though my suhr guitars were in their cases...are they ok?
 
More than likely - yes.

I had this happen with a Schecter Custom Shop PT I recently purchased. I came home, extremely tired, and left it sitting in the backseat of my car. The temp was well below freezing the night that it happened.

It is not an ideal situation, but any guitar made with quality wood (Suhr, etc.) should be okay from a temporary exposure to less than ideal circumstances.

A common recommendation is to let the guitar adjust to normal room temperature (about 24 hours) before opening the case.
 
Totally fine if they were in cases and you let them adjust back to room tempature in the case before opening.

Strange question, why did he open all the windows in winter?
 
tripstan":1akf276p said:
Totally fine if they were in cases and you let them adjust back to room tempature in the case before opening.

Strange question, why did he open all the windows in winter?
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+1

Give them 24 hrs to adjust to the temperature before U open the cases
 
Yeah, gradual cooling and heating changes aren't too scary - it's the quick changes that won't do guitars any favours..
 
No different than when they are shipped in cold climates sometimes sitting overnight in trucks.
 
I gigged in Michigan for years. Gear in and out of the cold all the time.
No problem.
 
The way I see it, the more you can abuse your instrument with varying temperatures, the better. If they don't crack in 1/2 then you got a good one. ;)

The thing I can't stand is lack of humidity and shrinking fretboards that leave fret ends sticking out.
 
First tap dancing kids, now an idiot cousin..your Suhrs are doomed... :lol: :LOL:
 
The thing I can't stand is lack of humidity and shrinking fretboards that leave fret ends sticking out.
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This. I have a Gretsch 6120 that suffered from that issue for the last two winters. Strangely, it was my only guitar with that problem. I oiled the board at the start of November, and so far so good. Usually the issue cropped up right around Christmas.
 
Gretsch. Was it a Korean / Chinese model?

I notice this more on imports. Either they don't let the wood dry out enough or the climate is super humid over there.
In the Winters in Mass where I live, you have to oil up your nuts or they would fall off your body, hit the floor and turn into dust.

I have a cheap Honeywell Humidifier. I bought 5 of them. 4 died in one year and this last one has been going 2 years strong. It's a cheapo, but keeps the basement studio at about 40% even in the dark dead of Winter.
 
My 6120 is Japanese made - Technically it is a Brian Setzer Hot Rod Model, so I guess that makes it a 6120 variant. I believe it may have spent a year or two on the dealer's rack before I bought it, and during that time the it really dried out.

I haven't had any more issues from it. The fret sprout wasn't too severe, and the guitar would sort itself out once the winter was over. Other than that minor fret issue it has been a fine guitar - much better than the 70's Gretsch I had before it.

Feels much better with the light oiling as well. I wish I had thought to try oiling the fingerboard two years ago.
 
Jcj was the only one who saw this whole thing.
Troll alert. Your kidding right? Charveldan reincarnated here possibly???

Bullshit
 
dfrattaroli":1pnl5z5f said:
No different than when they are shipped in cold climates sometimes sitting overnight in trucks.
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I had the exact same thought as Dave here. Shouldn't be an issue.

jcj":1pnl5z5f said:
First tap dancing kids, now an idiot cousin..your Suhrs are doomed... :lol: :LOL:
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Lulz! :lol: :LOL:
 
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