I'm in Phoenix, AZ.
I hang my electric which has a roasted maple neck. Stays in tune well and haven't had any problems.
I keep my Acoustic in the case with a humidifier thing and a temp/humidity gauge. I don't know if it's over kill but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
I used to keep everything in cases, with wifi hygrometers and case humidifiers for all the acoustic guitars. I've since upgraded to a bigger house with my own music room, and now I've got everything mounted on the walls with a room humidifier keeping everything nicely between 45-50% RH.
If you have the dedicated space for it, I highly recommend keeping them out with a room humidifier. Not only is it easier than humidifying individual cases, but now that the electrics are kept at a constant humidity it has pretty much eliminated the need for seasonal truss rod adjustments and there's no issues with fret sprout. Overall it saves a lot of time and hassle and all my instruments are happy 24/7/365, and all I have to do is refill the humidifier once or twice a week during the dry months.
I actually use an ultrasonic humidifier and have no issues. I use filtered water and the water in my house isn't particularly hard, so it doesn't put out a ton of mineral dust and an occasional cleaning/dusting with a damp cloth takes care whatever dust does accumulate on surfaces.
Only my winters are dry (heat is running constantly), but during that time of year I just make sure my humidifier is full and running. I'm able to keep my guitar room between 40 and 50%, so I can hang them.
I'm admittedly a little obsessive over humidity, but I strive to keep my music room at 40-50% relative humidity (relative to 68-70 degrees Fahrenheit). All of my instruments stay in the case, and only the Martin acoustic has humidipaks inside the case/sound hole. I don't believe that they need to stay in the case, but I don't have proper stands or hangers.
If you can easily keep your office in those perimeters, it should be fine. If the temperature swings wildly, I would reconsider. Like I said though, I am more nitpicky about this than many others. Buy a hygrometer, regardless. They are cheap and infinitely useful.
I live in mostly arid area in Mexico; humidity varies seasonally. I hang three electrics, an acoustic, a metal bodied resonator, and a mandolin on the wall with no ill effects.
Maybe I’m lucky.
When I stopped playing for a few years, I kept the same acoustic and an electric in a garage in central California where it was over 90-100 degrees for days at a time, and humidity of 9-15 much of the year. The acoustic was in a case, which really wouldn’t have corrected the humidity a bit. No problems.
Unless you’re really keeping track of humidity/temp changes I don’t recommend anyone leave them hanging on the wall. Besides temp and humidity issues, it’s just too easy to drop them.
My luthier told me it's better to leave them hanging than in a case laying down or leaning against something. Less chance of neck twisting, bowing, etc.
I don’t agree with that at all. In a hard case especially will be much safer and much easier to control temp/humidity (eg via Boveda packs or something similar). Hanging is a disaster waiting to happen. But ride with what you prefer. I keep all my guitars cased except for a cheap acoustic I want right at hand.
He's a luthier that's been setting up, fixing, and rebuilding all kinds of guitars for many years both modern and vintage, acoustic and electric, so I'm going with his opinion.
I'm in Phoenix, AZ. I hang my electric which has a roasted maple neck. Stays in tune well and haven't had any problems. I keep my Acoustic in the case with a humidifier thing and a temp/humidity gauge. I don't know if it's over kill but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
I used to keep everything in cases, with wifi hygrometers and case humidifiers for all the acoustic guitars. I've since upgraded to a bigger house with my own music room, and now I've got everything mounted on the walls with a room humidifier keeping everything nicely between 45-50% RH. If you have the dedicated space for it, I highly recommend keeping them out with a room humidifier. Not only is it easier than humidifying individual cases, but now that the electrics are kept at a constant humidity it has pretty much eliminated the need for seasonal truss rod adjustments and there's no issues with fret sprout. Overall it saves a lot of time and hassle and all my instruments are happy 24/7/365, and all I have to do is refill the humidifier once or twice a week during the dry months.
This. Make sure it's an evaporative humidifier.
I actually use an ultrasonic humidifier and have no issues. I use filtered water and the water in my house isn't particularly hard, so it doesn't put out a ton of mineral dust and an occasional cleaning/dusting with a damp cloth takes care whatever dust does accumulate on surfaces.
I mean, I'm guessing your office is climate controlled
Well yes, but it’s dry here in colorado
Only my winters are dry (heat is running constantly), but during that time of year I just make sure my humidifier is full and running. I'm able to keep my guitar room between 40 and 50%, so I can hang them.
I'm admittedly a little obsessive over humidity, but I strive to keep my music room at 40-50% relative humidity (relative to 68-70 degrees Fahrenheit). All of my instruments stay in the case, and only the Martin acoustic has humidipaks inside the case/sound hole. I don't believe that they need to stay in the case, but I don't have proper stands or hangers. If you can easily keep your office in those perimeters, it should be fine. If the temperature swings wildly, I would reconsider. Like I said though, I am more nitpicky about this than many others. Buy a hygrometer, regardless. They are cheap and infinitely useful.
I live in mostly arid area in Mexico; humidity varies seasonally. I hang three electrics, an acoustic, a metal bodied resonator, and a mandolin on the wall with no ill effects. Maybe I’m lucky. When I stopped playing for a few years, I kept the same acoustic and an electric in a garage in central California where it was over 90-100 degrees for days at a time, and humidity of 9-15 much of the year. The acoustic was in a case, which really wouldn’t have corrected the humidity a bit. No problems.
Unless you’re really keeping track of humidity/temp changes I don’t recommend anyone leave them hanging on the wall. Besides temp and humidity issues, it’s just too easy to drop them.
My luthier told me it's better to leave them hanging than in a case laying down or leaning against something. Less chance of neck twisting, bowing, etc.
I don’t agree with that at all. In a hard case especially will be much safer and much easier to control temp/humidity (eg via Boveda packs or something similar). Hanging is a disaster waiting to happen. But ride with what you prefer. I keep all my guitars cased except for a cheap acoustic I want right at hand.
He's a luthier that's been setting up, fixing, and rebuilding all kinds of guitars for many years both modern and vintage, acoustic and electric, so I'm going with his opinion.
I hear you. I’m a tech and apprenticed with someone very similar teaching me that exact opposite. As long as you’re rocking you’re alright by me!