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U the following guide to e the healthy zone and damage that can occur outside of the normal humidity range.
使用下表，对照安全湿度，查看非安全湿度对吉他造成的不同程度的损害。
Percentage百分率短期曝露(1-3天)Long Term Exposure长期曝露(3+Days三天以上)
相对湿度90%-100%极高湿度区Guitar body will appear swollen and sound quality will be
diminished,playability will decrea.Back braces may
come unglued as the wood expands.Action will get very
high quickly.
吉他通体膨胀，音质降低，表现力减弱。背板支架可能会因木材膨
胀开胶，弦高（指板与琴弦的距离）会很快变高。
孕妇能吃苦瓜吗All Glue Joints will loon,Top and Back braces will
loon.Bridge may shear come off the top,the guitar
top will expand and belly(become convex)both in front
劳动英语of and behind bridge,if the glue joints do not
delaminate then the guitar will be unplayable.
Fretboard from the14th on will appear raid.Mildew
may form inside the guitar.Guitar will very likely
de-construct itlf.
胶合处松弛，面板和背板支架松动，琴桥可能会从面板上脱落，
吉他琴桥前后的面板都可能会因为膨胀而弯曲（变成凸面），若
胶合处未分层处理，吉他会难以弹奏。指板从第十四节开始凸起，
吉他内部可能发霉，很可能会整体散架。
相对湿度85%-90%高湿度区Guitar body may appear swollen,sound quality will
slightly diminish,playability may decrea.Action will
become higher.
吉他可能会膨胀，音质会有些许下降，表现力减弱，弦高会变高。
Braces will come loo after a few weeks,top and back
will appear very bellied(convex),bridge may loon or
come off,playability will be affected.Fretboard from
the14th on will appear raid.Mildew may form inside
the guitar.
几周后支架松弛，吉他面板和背面凸起，琴桥可能会松动或断裂，
弹奏受到影响，指板从第十四节开始凸起，吉他内部可能发霉。
相对湿度70%-85%
MODERATELY HIGH RANGE
较高湿度区Sound quality may be diminished.Soundboard may
appear swollen.Action may be slightly high
音质可能会下降，共鸣板可能膨胀，弦高可能会有点高。
笔记本如何连接打印机Top and back will appear bellied(convex),playability
will be affected.Fretboard from the14th on may appear
raid.Guitar will start to have a musty smell after a
couple of months
面板和背板凸起，演奏受到影响，指板从第十四节开始凸起，几
个月后吉他开始有霉味。
相对湿度55%-70%
安全区域
No major problems should occur with limited exposure.
有限的曝露不会产生大问题Top and back will probably appear slightly more convex than normal.Playability may be affected.
面板和背板可能会有一点凸起，演奏可能会受到影响。
裂纹，琴桥断裂。环饰和尾楔可能会明显升高。
相对湿度0%-10%警戒低湿度区Frets will feel sharp,top and back will become collapd
(concave),Action will lower very quickly,and guitar will
develop a buzz.Soundboard may develop cracks
especially running from the bridge to the butt,bridge may
shear off.动物的单词
品柱锋利，面板和背板塌陷，弦高很快降低，吉他有杂音，，共鸣
板可能会出现从琴桥到乐器末端的裂纹，琴桥可能断裂。
Fret Ends will feel very sharp,Soundboard and back will
become collapd(concave),last six frets of the
fingerboard will sink into sound hole,the action will be
extremely low with buzzes up and down the
fingerboard,the Bridge wings will appear concave,
cracks will develop in the soundboard especially from
壁纸海绵宝宝the bridge to the butt of the instrument,and the bridge
党员活动主题will shear off.Rotte rings and tail wedge will appear
raid.Braces which do not shear off may push out the
binding of the instrument Braces will be visible as high
spots on the top and back.
品柱末端可能会感觉非常锋利，共鸣板和背板塌陷，指板的最后
六品陷入音孔，弦高会变得非常低，指板上下都有杂音，琴桥两
侧塌陷，共鸣板会出现从琴桥到乐器末端的裂纹，琴桥断裂。环
饰和尾楔可能会明显升高。支架可能断裂或变形，成为面板和背
板可见的高点。
As you can e,a great deal of damage can occur to an instrument that is brought outside of the healthy relative humidity range.It is important to take proper care of your instrument following the guidelines in the following ctions.
Many people believe,if a guitar is worth veral thousand dollars that it should not be affected by the problems associated with fluctuations in relative humidity.The truth is that high end guitars in general areMORE nsitive to humidity change than others.A high-end guitar is constructed using thinner woods and thinner finishes which are more susceptible to climate change than guitars constructed of laminates.
如您所见，安全湿度外的环境会对乐器造成很多损害，悉心保养乐器身份重要，下面几节是关于乐器保养的一些指导。
很多人认为，价值几千美元的吉他不会受到相对湿度的影响，但实际情况是高端吉他会对湿度变化更加敏感，高端吉他使用更薄的木材和琴漆，比一般吉他的层压木料更易受到气候变化的影响。
Summer Care
Although the woods we u in your guitar’s construction are stable and aged three to five years,after asmblage the glued joints of lining, purfling,etc.,can take up to a year to stabilize.With the introduction of excess moisture(in the form of high summertime humidity),the guitar will expand(and distort)unless properly cared for.Damage to the instrument may result.
When the relative humidity exceeds60%,the guitar will begin to expand.Following are a few symptoms of this expansion which you would obrve:
夏季保养
尽管我们制造吉他的木材经过了3-5年的稳定期，但是经过制造和内层、外饰的粘合过程，仍需要一年的稳定期，在这期间，过多的水分（下级湿度通常较高）会使吉他膨胀变形。因此，为避免乐器会受损，必须进行保养。
当相对湿度超过60%，吉他就开始膨胀，下面是您可以观察到的吉他膨胀的征兆：
1)The easiest symptom to spot is the bellying of a guitar top.Most commonly the top will begin to rai(or swell),which appears as a distortion of the surface of the top.This is especially noticeable on
the cutaway models.The back of the guitar will also rai(swell)and distort under the conditions,as evidenced by a depression in the back,at the front,and tail blocks.The higher the relative humidity,the more noticeable the distortion becomes.You can check this on your guitar by removing your strings and placing a straightedge across the top between the soundhole and the bridge(running from the bass to treble side).Under normal circumstances,the top should be flat or just slightly convex(about1/32”or1mm gap on either edge of the ruler.Any more and the guitar is considered bellied.
福气东来1）最先出现的征兆是吉他面板的膨胀。最常见的是面板抬升或膨胀，导致面板变形，缺角吉他尤为明显。背板也会出现这些征兆，从吉他前、后和尾部的观察即可得知。相对湿度越高，变形越厉害。您可以取下琴弦，在音孔和琴桥间放置直尺观察（从低音部至高音部），正常情况下，面板应是平的，或有一点凸起（直尺两端会有1/32英寸或一毫米的空隙，超过就被认为是变形。）
2)Another visible change with the introduction of excess moisture is that all glued he back,top and side joints,will appear much more noticeable.This is especially evident around the inlays.The pearl is all but impervious to changes in humidity,but the wood into which the pearl is inlaid is soft and swells under conditions of high relative humidity.As the wood swells,you will detect a line surrounding the inlay where the moisture enters the wood.
2）第二个湿气引起的可见的变化在所有的粘连处，面板、背板和周边的连接处会很更加显眼。镶嵌的部分尤为明显，珍珠不会受到湿度变化的影响，但镶嵌珍珠的木材会在高相对湿度下变软或膨胀。木材膨胀时，你可以观察到有条线围绕在镶嵌处，那是湿气侵入木材造成的。
3)A ri in the height of the action is one of the major problems to be obrved in guitars expod to excessive relative humidity.The more moisture,the more pronounced the height of the action becomes.This problem is particularly evidenced in very moist climates like Hawaii, Florida,or Japan.This ri in“action”is caud by a number of forces.The excess moisture caus the top of the guitar to swell and“belly”outwards,pushing the bridge and the strings,upwards.The back of the guitar also expands.As the back does so,it pushes the neck upwards.This has the effect of making the area between the nut and saddle somewhat concave.
3）湿度过高造成的最主要的麻烦是弦高会升高。适度越大，弦高越高。在夏威夷、佛罗里达州、日本等湿润气候中，这个问题十分显著。弦高的升高是由几个力造成的。湿气使吉他面板向外突起膨胀，给琴桥和琴弦造成向上的推力。吉他背板也会膨胀，给琴颈造成向上的推力，这些导致上下琴枕之间的区域凹陷。
4)The problem is then further intensified by the expansion of the ebony fingerboard which caus th
e frets to loon.The frets,when fitted,are tight and rve the function of keeping the neck back.When they loon due to expansion of the fretboard,the neck will also bow upwards causing the action to increa to an even greater degree.
4）问题还会因指板的膨胀更加严重，乌木指板膨胀会使品柱松动，品柱安装时十分牢固，能使琴颈向后，指板受潮膨胀后，它们的松动会使琴颈向前倾，致使弦高更高。
Plea keep in mind that the finish will not stop the moisture from entering,though it may slow it down for three or four days.With longer exposure to higher relative humidity,the finish will begin to distort.This distortion in the finish on the top appears as small ridges,lending a somewhat corrugated appearance.On the back and sides of your guitar it will appear as though the pores are sinking.As the rowood expands,the pores also enlarge,causing the finish(which is impervious to humidity)to sink deeper into the pores.The finish on the mahogany of the neck will also appear to have sunk into the pores for the same reason as the back and sides.
琴漆不能阻止湿气进入吉他，只会延缓3-4天。曝露在较高的相对湿度中，琴漆也会变化。面板的琴漆可能会起皱，使表面看上去有细小的波纹。吉他的背面和侧面木材小孔更明显，当玫瑰木膨胀时，小孔变大，琴漆（不会吸湿）会陷入小孔。桃木琴颈的琴漆也会因上述原因出现同样的问题。
Lastly,one more annoying effect of high relative humidity on the guitar is the loss of sound quality as the instrument distorts,coupled with a definite decrea in the string life.Happily,all of the above problems associated with exposure to high relative humidity should correct themlves when the instrument returns to the normal range of humidity:40%to50%relative to22°C or72°F.
There are more rious effects of prolonged exposure to high humidity,including looning of the braces,stretch marks in the finish,an action which stubbornly remains high and a general loss of appeal in the guitar.While the problems can usually be handled by a competent repair person,they may leave indelible marks on the guitar.
最后要说的也是最令人不满的问题，高相对湿度使乐器变形，音质降低，琴弦寿命变短。不过，所有的因相对湿度过高引起的问题都会在环境在安全湿度区域内时自动恢复（40%至50%相对湿度，22摄氏度或72华度）。
长时间曝露在高湿度下会有更严重的后果，琴架松动，琴漆留痕，弦高很难恢复，吉他质量下降。。这些问题可以由富有经验的琴师修理，但仍会在吉他上留下去不掉的痕迹。
Plea note that damage of this kind is not covered by warranty.
美丽的女人请注意这类损害不在保质范围内
Now here is the good news.Most of the problems related to excess humidity can be avoided with some simple precautions.
好消息是，这些所有湿度过高造成的问题都有一些简单的防范措施。
1)Keep your guitar out of the ca.A guitar stand is a good idea as it allows the air to circulate around your guitar.If possible,it’s a good idea to keep your guitar on the cond or third floor of your hou when the weather is warm.
把吉他放在琴袋外面。用吉他支架是个好方法，可以使吉他周围的空气流通。如果条件允许，在温暖的天气里把吉他放在二、三层。
2)Never keep your guitar in a dark cool bament during periods of high humidity.Do not store it inside its ca in such an environment as the moisture accumulates in the tight quarters of the ca.
高湿度环境下切忌把吉他放置在阴暗的地下室，不要把琴放在琴袋中，因为琴袋内湿气更重。
3)If the humidity in your home is constantly about70%then considering investing in a dehumidifier.You can also u chemical
desiccants,but it lacks the convenience and easy of the“t-it-and-forget-it”dehumidifiers.
如果您家的湿度总是超过70%，可考虑购置减湿器，你也可以使用化学干燥剂，但是不够方便，而减湿器只需放在那里就可以了。
Another factor which can adverly affect your instrument in the summertime is high temperature.When the weather is warm,never leave your guitar in the trunk or back of your car.In such locations,the build-up of heat can exceed66°C or150°F.Temperatures this high can have a devastating effect on your guitar,as the heat can cau the glue joints to melt.A guitar is built using standard carpenter’s glue.Heat
destroys this glue.Your guitar can actually come apart on itlf.With the looning of the fingerboard under the conditions,the action will become very high.Plea note that this problem will not correct itlf when the temperature drops to normal,and to lower the action in this ca would require major repair work which would not be covered by your warranty.
另一个夏季带来的不利因素是高温。在天气温暖时，不要把吉他放在卡车或汽车的后座上，这些地方的温度可能会超过66摄氏度，或150华度。高温使胶融化，吉他是由标准的木材胶粘连的，吉他可能会因此散架。高温使指板松动，弦高变高，而且这些问题不会在温度下降后恢复，这种情况导致的弦高过高只能靠修复，且不再保修范围内。
Spruce tops contain small resin pockets not too visible to the eye under normal conditions.This is especially true of tight grained spruce and is more common to German Spruce than to domestic spruce.When the environmental temperature increas dramatically,it caus the resins to expand and to try to escape.Of cour the only way out is through the finish causing blemishes all over the top.Although this looks disastrous,it is not particularly hard to repair.A competent repair person can correct this problem with a light sanding and polishing of the top.This kind of damage is not covered by your warranty as it is caud exclusively by exposure of the instrument to excessive heat.
杉木有小的树脂囊，正常情况下肉眼看不到，密实的木纹杉木和德国杉木比国内的杉木有更多的树脂囊。当气温迅速升高，树脂就会膨胀溢出，这就导致面板琴漆污损。不过，这虽然看起来很糟糕，却不难修理，有经验的技师对面板进行打磨就可以解决。这个由于曝露在高温下造成的损害也不在保修范围内。
One more problem worth mentioning here in regard to summer is that if the guitar is expod to bright sunlight for a period of time,a premature yellowing of the top will occur.Imagine getting a tan.This yellowing is not in itlf a problem,but if there is some obstruction to the light,say a guitar strap laying across the face of the guitar,it will leave a lighter print in the shape of the obstruction which would be quite a defacement.This is one thing to keep in mind when you put your guitar down
during the summer months.
夏天带来的另一个问题是阳光直射一段时间后，可能导致面板泛黄，就像日光浴一样。黄色本身不是问题，但如果吉他上放上了东西，比如或背带，那就会留有一个浅浅的印子，十分难看，这也是需要我们在夏日牢记在心的。
We do not recommend the u of any oil,silicon or wax product on the fingerboard.With regular playing the oils from your fingers are more than sufficient(‘to condition the wood”),and the fingerboard should not crack.
我们不建议您使用保养油和腊，经常弹奏时，手指就会起到滋润指板的作用。
To lengthen the life of your guitar strings,simply wipe the strings down with a soft cloth after you play.When changing strings,it is a good idea in both summer and winter to go over the fretboard with000Steel Wood(make sure you take care not to scratch the finish on top), removing all build-up of oils,dirt,dust and grime.The steel wool will also rve the function of slightly polishing the frets and fingerboard which makes them more slippery and results in an overall improvement in playability.
要是吉他琴弦的寿命延长，在弹奏结束后用软布擦拭，无论是冬季还是夏季，换弦时在指板上使用00
0Steel Wood（小心不要划伤琴漆），把累积的油、灰尘和污点清理干净，钢丝对打磨品格和值班有一点作用，使它们更滑，更有益于弹奏。
Winter
冬季
Winter is when your guitar can be in real peril.The danger in winter is excessively low relative lower than40%relative to22°C or72°F.Exposure at any rate lower than40%for any period of time will result in damage.Damage caud by dryness is much more rious than the damage associated with excess humidity,and usually requires the prompt attention of a competent repair person.
A hygrometer(available at most hardware stores)will give a rough estimate of the humidity,though they are notoriously inaccurate.Still, they are better than having no idea of the fluctuations in humidity surrounding your guitar.
