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A total "mancave" dream !!! Big screen TV, 2 DA's, and plenty of wine.
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01-13-2016 02:56 PM
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Update, I tried a different sponge today.
when I woke up this morning, the cabinet was maintaining 43-44%. I put a new sponge in and added warm water to the container. The humidistat gradually rose to 52% and has been hold steady between 51-52% for the past 3 hours.
Guys, seriously, I am not updating you on this cabinet situation just to keep my post alive. I am doing it because I think this is the best arrangement possible and I want to share it with my friends. It is incredible to me that this is working so well. Unreal.
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Hard to keep your eyes on the tv though. I'd rather watch the DA's. Right on brother !
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What TV? There is a TV in that picture? All I see are two amazing guitars....
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Figured out how to pay attention to the TV..
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great job Joe! Now, I gotta teach you to route your wires to your plasma "in wall" and you'll be all set!
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speaking of "guitar displays"
Check out the Bourgeois at AGF! Yikes! 3 pics...scroll down
Bourgeois 00 Aged Tone Adirondack/Mahogany - The Acoustic Guitar Forum
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Yeah I know, weak. Very weak.
Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
great job Joe! Now, I gotta teach you to route your wires to your plasma "in wall" and you'll be all set!
I just moved everything into a different room and I kinda threw it up quick. Ill take care of that.
JD
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i think you have an excuse...i mean room for another nice guitar...ditch the tv and lay a horizontal display case across!!
think about it!
hahaha
enjoy!
cheers
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Hi guys,
The display case idea is working out great.
I ditched sponge in the container for a more eye friendly, automated method.
I bought a Hydra Cigar humidifier. I bought the small version, model# HYDRA-SM. I really like it. It's very compact, dead quiet and it has a humidistat built in that turns the fan on and off and keeps my babies perfectly humidified. I set it to 48.5 degrees. The unit doesn't struggle at all. It's about 8 degrees outside, and heats been blasting all day. It has an alarm that beeps when you need to add water. The red led lights up the case in the dark. Looks cool, works great, neat, tidy, what else can you ask for? The case was $190. The humidifier $76. The results? A happy Excel.
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She sure is one beautiful work of art in that case JD! I agree with Vinny, that's one tv show stopper right there!
You're last posted Acurite humidity reading is what's normal in my home near Seattle - But without any humidifier. Weird huh?
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Joe you didn't say where you got these. Very nice,and reasonable to boot.
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great idea!
a few more of those, and you could start charging admission!! hahaha
cheers
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Shop for Quality Hardwood Guitar Display Case Cabinet at www.sfDisplay.com Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
the humidifier is on Amazon.
Amazon.com: Hydra Personal Series Electronic Cigar Humidifier: Sports & Outdoors
the case comes with a string swinger too.
I really think this adds a whole new dimension to displaying your stuff. It elevates the experience..
Joe D
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That's the way a fine instrument should be cared for - pampered, protected, and played. You're setting a good example, Joe. Keep up the good work!
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C74, thanks for saying that because most people (in particular, the ones I live with..) think I am nuts. Originally Posted by citizenk74
That's the way a fine instrument should be cared for - pampered, protected, and played. You're setting a good example, Joe. Keep up the good work!
Neatomic,
I had my neighbor over and as he as leaving he left a dollar on my end table.. It's pretty funny.
JD
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Joe, as a caretaker of what must be considered a national treasure, you are doing the right thing. You are taking pains to conserve and maintain a piece of cultural significance. By playing it at the very high level that you do, recording and sharing with the world, you are maintaining the life of the instrument itself and upholding the well-deserved reputation of John D'Angelico, Modern Master. Kudos, Sir, kudos!
You may well be, like me, a little crazy (crazy about guitars!). I don't miss my mind that much.
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Great post c74.
Thats exactly what I feel like I'm doing.
I really love this Hydra humidifier. It has settled my nerves big time. It's a great device. The fan circulates the air inside the cabinet. I never realized cigars need to be humidified to 70.8%. And this device handles the job very well. 48.5% for the DA is nothing!
JD
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it's estimated d'angelico made roughly 1164 guitars..the number of known stradivarius violins from centuries ago is presently around 650!!...known works by js bach around 1000...shakespeare wrote less than 200 plays and sonnets!!
joe d, you are caretaking a treasure..one day that guitar will be in a museum...so carry on
again..love the humidor bit..great idea
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 02-15-2016 at 08:33 PM. Reason: sp-
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Neatomic, I asked this some time ago. Do you have any idea how many original DA's have survived? Does anyone know?
Joe D
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don't know joe d, but wouldnt be surprised if there are now 2000!!..unfortunately, art begets forgery...
in trying to find an answer (i didn't), i did find that there are less than 300 strombergs in existence..stromberg was probably d'angelico's closest parallel...redsox vs yanks...these wooden ships are rare
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 02-15-2016 at 09:29 PM.
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Sharp and Panasonic is good. But in Amazon I find many better air purifiers. I would suggest using a Levoit or Honeywell Originally Posted by travisty
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