I guess the question is does playing the guitar age it.... or does time age the wood? When I was a kid they told us to set new guitars in front of our 1970’s style stereo speakers. I dunno.... The guys at Harmony Central are mixed on the effectiveness of the Tonerite. A little mixed... most just think its not worth the money. But who knows.... I guess it can’t hurt.
I was reading about the guy at UMGF who was comparing his 1936 D-18 with his D-18 Authentic 1937 made in 2010. The guitars are supposedly the same specs, but he found the 70 year old guitar was 5 oz lighter. Why? I suspect it's from the aging of the wood, the drying of the glues, etc. I don't really know, but there's NOTHING you can do to hasten that process. On the other hand, everyone who plays their guitars noticed over a period of years, they sound different. So the tonerite might effect the "sound" in the that respect. My question is how long does it last? Do you have to keep the unit on the guitar periodically? The instructions recommend keeping the device on the guitar non-stop for 144 hrs. 18 days!!!!!! At least for 9 days. The vibration is depersed evenly throughout the guitar. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE MAKER IS PRETTY SAVVY WITH THE PACKAGING. IT COMES IN A COOL BOX WITH PLUSH GUITAR CASE LINING AND THEY'RE PLAYING UP WHAT MIGHT BE NOTHING MORE THAN A HAWTHORNE EFFECT WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME. :-)
