Re: Why is Low humidity a problem?
In a nutshell, it dries out your instrument, causing cracks and breaking the glue. If you Google "Mandolin Cafe humidity", you'll find a great deal on this topic.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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