Tobacco Smell - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T09:26:41Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/tobacco-smell?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A136314&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDry rice is great for getting…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-07-06:2177249:Comment:1480512015-07-06T20:12:50.788ZGrahame Myershttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GrahameMyers
<p>Dry rice is great for getting rid of odours, and it's cheap too.-) just keep on pouring rice into the body till it's full, leave 24 hrs, and pour it out again. If you can't get it all out by turning the instrument upside down, the rest can be vacumed out.</p>
<p>and a banjo joke to finish...</p>
<p>Q: what have a banjo and a handgrenade in common?</p>
<p>A: if you can hear it, it's already too late :-)</p>
<p>Dry rice is great for getting rid of odours, and it's cheap too.-) just keep on pouring rice into the body till it's full, leave 24 hrs, and pour it out again. If you can't get it all out by turning the instrument upside down, the rest can be vacumed out.</p>
<p>and a banjo joke to finish...</p>
<p>Q: what have a banjo and a handgrenade in common?</p>
<p>A: if you can hear it, it's already too late :-)</p> Hi Alberto,
You should start…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-07-05:2177249:Comment:1480902015-07-05T22:46:37.032ZNed Knepphttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
<p>Hi Alberto,</p>
<p> You should start a new thread for this question. This thread is focused on a different topic.</p>
<p>Hi Alberto,</p>
<p> You should start a new thread for this question. This thread is focused on a different topic.</p> Hi all of you, Alberto from I…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-07-05:2177249:Comment:1477782015-07-05T07:23:46.210ZAlberto Bonafinihttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AlbertoBonafini
<p>Hi all of you, Alberto from Italy, can anyone help me: I whont to put on a acoustic guitar some fine tuning similar to violin,</p>
<p>Can somebody suggest a firm or artisan that's got them?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Alberto</p>
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<p>Hi all of you, Alberto from Italy, can anyone help me: I whont to put on a acoustic guitar some fine tuning similar to violin,</p>
<p>Can somebody suggest a firm or artisan that's got them?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Alberto</p>
<p></p> Ozone is a powerful oxidant a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-18:2177249:Comment:1361172014-08-18T07:55:17.612ZRobbie Collinshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobbieCollins
<p>Ozone is a powerful oxidant and is used to sanitize, deodorize, and bleach buildings, rooms, duct work, basements. I've seen ozone generators used in a house whose roof had leaked a good while to eliminate mildew. It is harmful to the eyes and respiratory system even a relatively low levels and so is considered a pollutant.</p>
<p>Since it bleaches, oxidizes metals and breaks down some polymers, I'd be careful using it around guitars. On the other hand, if you're trying to age a finish or…</p>
<p>Ozone is a powerful oxidant and is used to sanitize, deodorize, and bleach buildings, rooms, duct work, basements. I've seen ozone generators used in a house whose roof had leaked a good while to eliminate mildew. It is harmful to the eyes and respiratory system even a relatively low levels and so is considered a pollutant.</p>
<p>Since it bleaches, oxidizes metals and breaks down some polymers, I'd be careful using it around guitars. On the other hand, if you're trying to age a finish or metal parts it might be useful if it can be kept away from people and pets. </p> The offending odor is caused…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-17:2177249:Comment:1363142014-08-17T19:28:10.549ZLarry Pedersonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/LarryPederson
<p>The offending odor is caused by chemicals, including nicotine, in the smoke condensing and collecting over time (years?) on all surfaces of that banjo that are exposed to the air.</p>
<p>You could have a step wise approach using first, wiping it thoroughly with a lightly water dampened clean rag. If that didn't work, dampen the rag with dishwater having your favorite dish soap in it at the concentration you'd use to wash dishes. The soap would dissolve the chemicals that weren't soluble in…</p>
<p>The offending odor is caused by chemicals, including nicotine, in the smoke condensing and collecting over time (years?) on all surfaces of that banjo that are exposed to the air.</p>
<p>You could have a step wise approach using first, wiping it thoroughly with a lightly water dampened clean rag. If that didn't work, dampen the rag with dishwater having your favorite dish soap in it at the concentration you'd use to wash dishes. The soap would dissolve the chemicals that weren't soluble in water alone.You're removing the cigarette chemicals by dissolving them to a degree and physically removing them with light abrasion. Of course you'd be careful to only use a damp rag that wouldn't drip soap solution where you don't want it. Naphtha is another liquid you could moisten a dry clean cloth with, and it has different solubility properties than water or soapy water. It evaporates very readily but only use with lots of ventilation and NO SPARK SOURCE nearby. Baking soda or charcoal could work absorbing the odor causing chemicals from the air over a period of weeks or months if baking soda or charcoal were stored in trash bag with the banjo and duct taped shut.</p>
<p>Some of the other suggestions here are drowning out the offending odor with a more pleasant or acceptable odor. That may be effective. You don't necessarily have to remove the condensed cigarette smoke chemical. They aren't hazardous where they are.</p>
<p>You probably shouldn't use cleaners using enzymes designed for biological odors and eating up animal waste products that contain proteins, amino acids, etc. that are decomposed by microbes. The enzymes would probably just collect on the banjo surfaces forming a light white crust. Not good.</p>
<p>The ultimate deodorizer is ozone. Borrow an ozone generator from a friend, put the banjo in a big heavy gauge trash bag, pump up the bag w/ozone in your garage and duct tape the inflated bag shut overnight. Go out to the garage in the morning to smell remarkably fresh air in you garage and probably a nicely deodorized banjo. I should tell you that I've never done this personally.</p> Naptha, and lots of rags. Als…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-14:2177249:Comment:1363012014-08-14T22:50:01.376ZAndrewhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Andrew715
Naptha, and lots of rags. Also Orange Glo furniture polish oil on the fretboard seemed to help. Store it in the case with a box of baking soda too, should help. I like that Idea about the cloves in a lemon. We used to do that at Christmas with an orange just for the smell... Also the charcoal idea sounds good, and non reactive/staining.
Naptha, and lots of rags. Also Orange Glo furniture polish oil on the fretboard seemed to help. Store it in the case with a box of baking soda too, should help. I like that Idea about the cloves in a lemon. We used to do that at Christmas with an orange just for the smell... Also the charcoal idea sounds good, and non reactive/staining. Lol!tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-08:2177249:Comment:1356482014-08-08T16:22:12.388Zcasey campbellhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/caseycampbell
<p>Lol!</p>
<p>Lol!</p> Thankyou Mike, I tryed to co…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-03:2177249:Comment:1357432014-08-03T17:18:00.672ZAlberto Bonafinihttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AlbertoBonafini
<p>Thankyou Mike, I tryed to contact him thorugh his web site were hi says "contact me" but no connection,thats way i was inquiryng with one of you all.</p>
<p>Thankyou Mike, I tryed to contact him thorugh his web site were hi says "contact me" but no connection,thats way i was inquiryng with one of you all.</p> (the Q's not really linked to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-03:2177249:Comment:1356322014-08-03T16:06:09.922ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>(the Q's not really linked to the topic, but....) Fred's website is <a href="http://www.beyondthetrees.com" target="_blank">http://www.beyondthetrees.com</a></p>
<p>(the Q's not really linked to the topic, but....) Fred's website is <a href="http://www.beyondthetrees.com" target="_blank">http://www.beyondthetrees.com</a></p> I was living above a restaura…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-08-03:2177249:Comment:1357372014-08-03T15:14:16.573ZJon Hiltbrandhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JonHiltbrand
<p>I was living above a restaurant that caught fire a few years back. I had many, many smelly instruments after.</p>
<p>The first acoustic guitar I ever built wasn't hurt by flames, but suffered severe smoke and heat damage. I probably could have built a new one faster, but I really wanted to get at least that one cleaned up. The finished areas cleaned up pretty nice, but the bare wood on the inside still smelled like a campfire even after cleaning with naphtha and lightly abrading with fine…</p>
<p>I was living above a restaurant that caught fire a few years back. I had many, many smelly instruments after.</p>
<p>The first acoustic guitar I ever built wasn't hurt by flames, but suffered severe smoke and heat damage. I probably could have built a new one faster, but I really wanted to get at least that one cleaned up. The finished areas cleaned up pretty nice, but the bare wood on the inside still smelled like a campfire even after cleaning with naphtha and lightly abrading with fine sandpaper. What worked for me was to clean it with a "soot sponge" sold for fireplace cleaning. It is a dry chemical sponge that cleans and absorbs odors at the same time. Next I put a few handfuls of uncooked rice inside, closing it up and vigorously shaking it (a suggestion from Tim Thelen). This abraded it a bit and helped clean some of the hard to reach areas. After I got the rice cleaned out I put some charcoal inside, sealed it up and waited (an idea from <span class="st">Mitch Kohanek). Charcoal is very absorbent and worked very well. I can't smell it at all anymore. </span> </p>
<p>Not quite the same thing, but I bet charcoal would help if it still stinks after naphtha. The coffee idea has got me curious, but I hope I never have need for this sort of thing again!</p>
<p>Jon</p>