Re: If it's not the heat, is it the humidity?
I use sandstone humidifiers. These are small plastic containers holding a piece of sandstone that you soak every two weeks, and leave in your case. D'Addario is one of the companies that makes them. They work well. Room humidifiers often come with unattached battery-operated monitors that tell both the temperature and humidity. The monitors are cheap, and you can probably get them in pharmacies or hardware stores. If your house is dry, humidification is good for both your instrument and your respiratory system.
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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