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Topic: Pedal Steel in basement |
Andrew Goulet
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Posted 21 Nov 2024 2:20 pm |
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My basement is around 50 - 60% humidity, and stays around 60 degrees in the winter. Flooding is not an issue. What do you all think about keeping the pedal steel set up in the basement? It would be nice to have more room.
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2024 3:28 pm
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Shouldn't be an issue if you don't mind playing in a space that cool.
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2024 5:04 pm
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You may have to deal with some tuning problems. May have to rub your hands up and down the strings, And work pedals to get strings settled to tune the guitar.
If you up the temperature 10 degrees when you go to play, It may cause some guitars to go crazy with tuning. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2024 4:26 pm
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| My study/music room (/laundry room/walk-in closet) goes down to the ow 50s at nigh in winter, and never gets much above 60 degrees. I keep it between 45-55% humidity all year. Never been a problem for my steels and other instruments. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2024 6:02 am
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My studio is in the basement year-round ... it typically stays between 62-66, its actually cooler with the AC in the hot summer than with the furnace running in the winter, currently 64º and 49% ... which is great for me, seeing how I run a bit warm anyhow.
Recently I hung blackout curtains from the ceiling behind where I sit so when I record video you only see my hands  and it helps control the lighting. HOWEVER, with amps and computers and lighting, and those curtains holding in the heat from everything mentioned, it can still get a tad warm for me even in the basement. So I put a fan under the desk that I can turn off and on and adjust speed with a remote control which helps a lot. Its quite, but even if it was noisy I record direct these days so it doesn't interfere or get captured in the recording.
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2024 9:34 am
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| I have 6 pedal steels set up in my basement. I run a dehumidifier in the summer to maintain around 50% humidity. Never had a problem with any of them. My guitar collection is also there. Basement is finished and insulated and both heated and cooled by the central HVAC system for the house. |
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Luke Morell
From:
Ramsey Illinois, USA Hometown of Tex Williams
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Posted 15 Dec 2024 6:05 pm
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| It would be nice if you had an elevator instead of having to carry everything up and down the stairs. |
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