If you have an acoustic guitar, it is important that you not expose it to extreme temperatures. Don’t leave it exposed in the sunlight on a hot day, or leave it in your car while your car is baking in the sun.
The opposite is true as well, don’t leave your guitar exposed to extreme cold, especially any kind of moisture. Your guitar is made out of wood, as you know, and wood naturally expands and contracts with changes in temperature (which is why those pesky strings go out of tune even though you haven’t touched it in a few days… wait…. why haven’t you touched your guitar in a few days?!) so avoid extreme temperatures.
Keep your acoustic guitar in a case or at the very least a gig bag while it’s not being used, and clean it with a good guitar polish every time you change your strings. You do change your strings, right?
This will make sure that the guitar you own will last the next 40 years at which point it has a good chance of becoming a “vintage” instrument that will sell for millions of dollars.
Well, maybe hundreds of thousands…
Much Respect,
The Musician’s Toolbox
