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Location: Eugene, OR | Told by store shipping my new guitar that once it has arrived after
shipment cross-country,-- to leave it in the case, unopened a couple of days to let it slowly get used to temp and environment. That it will contribute to the long term life of the guitar.
I haven't heard this before but I guess it makes sense....
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Location: Vernon CT | I think it's good advise, but you may not need to wait that long. I shipped a beautiful 1985 1767 Legend 2/3's of the way accross country. took 6 days including a weekend When it left the temp was in the low 30's. It arrive in single digit temps. Big crack in the finish/soundboard.
Let it "warm up". I would thing 5-6 hours in "room temp" would do it. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah, that is actually good advice!
If I owned a shop and a shipment of guitars came in, I wouldn't open them until tomorrow.
But since we are Not guitar shops, and are very impatient...
You should really take your time about opening a cold guitar package in the winter.
In Eugene, your guitar quite likely just traveled through Colorado or Wyoming... nuff said!
If the guitar is in a case, you can open the box... Then wait.
After an hour or two you can take the case outta the box... Then wait.
After about four hours, crack the case enough to stick your hand in there.
If the guitar is still cold, close the case and Wait.
Try to be patient. Otherwise you might be asking us what to do about that crack in your guitar. |
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| I also think it is good advice. I would not want to hurry the process too fast and end up thinking about how a little more patience would have made such a big difference. (picture a big crack or two in your new purchase)
If it were me, I would take the time necessary to acclimate the guitar properly.
Check the threads, too. This topic has been discussed a few times recently and there may be additional information you can use in them. |
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Location: Eugene, OR | Damn.....I cringe to think about the temperature changes it might be going through on the road.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Follow their advice. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Having to wait that to get at a new guitar seem cruel, but it makes sense this time of year. |
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Location: Tennessee | Man, I never even thought about this. I got a new guitar a week ago or so and I opened it all up soon after delivery. No issues for me whatsoever. But our temps here are pretty mild, and when I was tracking it on UPS I saw it was in NorCal for a couple of days before brown pulled up.
I sure feel for you folks who wait, and then wait, and then when it arrives you have to wait some more. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I think it's a little overkill to wait that long. The guitar should reach ambient temperature within a couple of hours, or at least close enough that it shouldn't be an issue. That said, waiting longer won't hurt, except your patience. ;) |
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Location: Eugene, OR | I'm following the FedEx truck through the tracking function on the website.. Checking temps along the route.....
Tonight I'll lay in bed with my eyes glued on the ceiling , ...picturing it strapped to a pallet outside of Laramie Wyoming-- or some such frigid layover. |
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