A couple new Taylor accessories

[Cindy]

Has anyone tried out the miniature Taylor hygrometer/thermometer (small enough to fit in a guitar case according to its description) and/or the Taylor guitar polish? Does the mini hygrometer look similar to ones made by other hygrometer manufacturers? If so, I'd be interested in reading reviews about its accuracy.

[BigSkyTaylorPlayer]

I use this one, seems to work fine both inside and out of the case.  Haven't tried any polish....yet...

http://www.amazon.com/Oasis-OH-2-Digital-Hygrometer-clip/dp/B0018A21QC

[Cindy]

Thanks for the info. There are so many hygrometers out there. If they are digital hygrometers, it is recommended to not use the salt test to determine their accuracy. I'm just wondering if this one is somewhat accurate. And Taylor used to recommend some type of Turtle Wax polish, but I don't recall its being canuba wax....

[mgap]

In the Taylor web site there is a video on restringing and cleaning your Taylor guitar.  The wax they suggest is Turtle Wax Express Shine, and yes it does have Carnauba wax in it.

[dmccrider]

Thanks for the info. There are so many hygrometers out there. If they are digital hygrometers, it is recommended to not use the salt test to determine their accuracy. I'm just wondering if this one is somewhat accurate. And Taylor used to recommend some type of Turtle Wax polish, but I don't recall its being canuba wax....

Hi Cindy, FWIW I've been using this one http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Measuring_tools/Digital_Humidity_Gauge.html and it seems to work really well. It looks suspiciously like the Oasis one that BigSkyTaylorPlayer mentioned, probably made by the same manufacturer. I've given it the ol' salt test and it passed.

[stepchildusmc]

i dont know if i'd bother with the taylor polish. i appreciated the turtle wax advice that they give.

[mikeguywest]

I use the Western Digital Caliber III, which looks very similar to the Oasis. It has served me well and you can usually pick one up at a good price. Mine fits snugly in the headstock compartment, just above the storage area. Yes, you can use the salt test on the digitals, you just have to be careful not to spill. Two Cigar sites I checked do this and they also recommend the digitals as being consistently more accurate than non-digitals. I'm not a cigar man (don't smoke at all), but cigar enthusiasts are very, very particular about the humidity in their cases, not just musicians

http://www.cigarpass.com/calibrating-your-cigar-hygrometer/
http://www.cigarmony.com/calibratinghygrometers.aspx


As for the polish, I think I'll stick to what TG has been using in their shops for a while now: Turtle Wax Express Shine. TG may have made a deal with TW to sell the same product in different packaging, but that's just a guess. I think some folks are more comfortable using a product that says it's specifically for guitars than one that is for cars, even though the TW product does just what TG want's it to do for their guitars.