Hi Joel, Dunno what you get out on the left coast ... but those *dry* winters in Ohio did evil nasty things to my nice old Gibson acoustic. RonL. -----Original Message----- From: jcanfield at magisnetworks.com [mailto:jcanfield at magisnetworks.com] ... a guitar is ... less succeptible to heat and humidity. Unless it's good quality, in which case you should leave India prior to purchasing it.