Thin Nitro Finish and Cold Weather Bad?

TeleV · March 13th, 2008, 09:22 AM

Just bought my first tele an AV '52RI Thin Skin Nitro from a store in Washington state. It's being shipped to Pennsylvania by FedEx Ground.

I thought I read somewhere that you need to let the case warm up slowly to room temperature before opening it. Is this true?

Anybody have a similar experience?

stinger1044 · March 13th, 2008, 09:45 AM

Yes, let it warm up for a while before opening it and playing it. I bought a 52 RI and didn't wait long enough and the neck checked pretty good. I don't mind but some people do.

TheDev01dOne · March 13th, 2008, 10:24 AM

Yeah sudden extreme changes in temperature cause the wood and finish to expand/contract at different rates.. and so it could check/crack your finish up.

I wouldn't have though just opening the case would do it though? I thought it would need to be much more extreme than that. Don't people when they're relicing freeze the body, then throw it next to a heater to make it check badly?

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TheDev01dOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Staffordshire, England. Age: 20 Posts: 563	Yeah sudden extreme changes in temperature cause the wood and finish to expand/contract at different rates.. and so it could check/crack your finish up. I wouldn't have though just opening the case would do it though? I thought it would need to be much more extreme than that. Don't people when they're relicing freeze the body, then throw it next to a heater to make it check badly? __________________ '86 MIJ '54 R.I. Esquire '85 MIJ '62 R.I. Esquire Squier Standard - Heavily Modded Bastardised '80(?)s Vester Esquire

March 13th, 2008, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
stinger1044 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: GA Posts: 2	Yes, let it warm up for a while before opening it and playing it. I bought a 52 RI and didn't wait long enough and the neck checked pretty good. I don't mind but some people do.