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Hey Greg, Just wondering what you recommend as far as keeping your acoustic humidified in the winter time? I once lived in Florida and had no problems, but now I live in a cold northern city, in a loft in a old building. The humidity gets pretty brutal here in the winter. I have a humidifier built in to the HVAC system that I run all the time, and at the opposite end of the place I have a "whole house" humidifier running most of the time too. I keep my J-45 in its hard case when not in use, and inside the case I have two Oasis humidifiers, one for inside the soundhole and one of the case-mounted ones. I keep these full with distilled water, per the instructions. (I used to use the d'addario packets, but I found that in this climate they wear out too fast to be economical) Most of the time my case humidity hovers around 35%, and in the rest of the house with both humidifiers running, about 30%. So, I just wondered: -What level of humidity does it take to damage an acoustic? How long would it need to be exposed to be damaged? -What are the first signs you typically see on a dry guitar that we should take as a warning? -Are there any specific products you recommend to manage humidity? Thanks!