Humidifier help!

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 8:49 pm

I just got a Kyser Lifegaurd humidifier for my guitar for christmas. And the instructions that came with it suck. Anyone know how to hold it in place. The thing said folding flaps up over the bottom and it had a picture of a hand like folding the tabs up but it didnt say where to put them it was really bad instructions. Can anybody help me in putting this thing in? Im not in need of using it right now but I would like to know for when I will need to use it.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:16 pm

is it one of the ones that just hang down on the strings or is it a tube with like little spritzer jaunts on it?

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:44 pm

Its like a sponge. You put the label side in the sound hole and it said something about folding flaps up somewhere but I dont know where.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:32 pm

kcw wrote:Its like a sponge. You put the label side in the sound hole and it said something about folding flaps up somewhere but I dont know where.

just make sure its inside the guitar and not touching a part of it preferably and your set. they dont need to be placed perfectly

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:19 am

Ask the dude where you got it.

It looks like it just rests in your soundhole.

I use the Planet Waves one that rests in between strings and it works fine. The only advice with these or any humidifiers is to use bottled water and not tap water.

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:23 pm

It rests in the sound hole but it doesnt stay in place. It said to fold the sides up or something but it didnt explain it very well.

T714 · Post by **T714** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:08 pm

kcw wrote:It rests in the sound hole but it doesnt stay in place. It said to fold the sides up or something but it didnt explain it very well.

kyser's are easy...u have to take out the black plastic "ring" around the humidifier, moisten it till it is wet (but not dripping), and insert it in your soundhole like a feedback buster...

since kyser's only humidify the body of the guitar, you might want to consider purchasing a Dampit and tape it under the headstock...I've been using 2 humidifiers for years and it's a great working system

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:04 pm

No.....its way to big to be put in that way unless im just doing something wrong. It said to fold the sides up around something but i dont know what.

T714 · Post by **T714** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:24 pm

kcw wrote:No.....its way to big to be put in that way unless im just doing something wrong. It said to fold the sides up around something but i dont know what.

when u remove the black ring, the humifier will have an upper "lip" and a lower "lip"...the edge of your soundhole will sit between these...

i own a bunch of kysers and they all fit perfectly

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:07 pm

how do you remove the black ring.

T714 · Post by **T714** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:07 pm

kcw wrote:how do you remove the black ring.

just bend it rip it out

it should look like this:

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/images/pgcrkcu.jpg

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:09 pm

looks like it slides in like a feedback buster.

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:37 pm

Awesome! I got it now. Thanks for the help. The directions that the humidifier came with sucked so much. It didnt even tell you to remove the plastic part but I got it to fit now. Thanks.