Singapore portable guitar dehumidifier

20141022A1_Straits Times 22 Oct 2014 on SG_In tune with the needs of guitar-loving customers

  • * Singapore’s humid weather.. is a problem.. the feel of their guitars was “off”…
  • * … distortion was caused by the acoustic instrument’s wooden body absorbing moisture in the atmosphere.
  • * When a guitar absorbs moisture, it causes the wood to expand slightly, raising the distance between the strings and the fretboard.

  • * Putting drying agents.. in the sound hole of the guitar.. does not draw out the water content from the woodwork.
  • * Another option.. use.. dehumidifier and place it close to the guitar’s sound hole.. But this method takes up to 12 hours.. all windows and doors mmust be shut….
  • * He worked on devising a heat-producing device that is small enough to be inserted into the guitar sound hole.
  • * … believed to be the world’s first portable guitar dehumidifier…
  • * … prototype.. cost of about $100,000…
  • * … he aims to sell for about US$200 (S$254).

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