Grimy Guitars
Ok guys, got a good one for you. I have a loyal customer whose guitars were involved in a "puff back." That's when your furnace decides to blow backwards and regurgitate soot all through the house. Mostly solid bodies so it's a simple clean up. There are two Taylors that are moderately grubby inside. I'd like to get all that funk out. I've seen Gryphon use rice, shaking it around, but both these instruments have expression systems, so I don't want grain rattling around in there. Any other ideas?
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Permalink Reply by Paul Verticchio on
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Microbots!!!!!
That wasn't helpful at all, was it. Didn't this happen to Ralphie's & Randy's dad?
I presume they were hanging on the wall or on stands when that went down?
I don't think that uncooked rice would ruin anything involved with the Expression System, Chris. On the other hand, steamed rice might. (;
Every ES equipped Taylor I've worked on has had the wiring & sensors mounted very securely. The control PCB & output system are pretty rugged too.
First, see if you can't blow some moist CO2 in there to release the static charge holding the particulates to the guitar's interior. Tape the soundhole shut, remove the battery box/output jack assembly & use a 3/4" clear plastic tube (available at Home Depot, Lowe's, any Farm & Home store) run through the guitars access hatch in the endblock. Just exhale into the tube a few times (there's your CO2 source).
Then, uncork the sound hole & use a good old fashioned feather duster inside the instrument while simultaneously blowing in lot of compressed air, again through the endblock hole. You can use a vac system to suck up the debris coming out of the soundhole. Then use Swiffer pads to electrostaically retrieve the finer particles.
Hope that helps. If not, find some Microbots(:
Best of luck Chris (-:
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Permalink Reply by Christian Johnson on
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Hmmm, might work. thanks.
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Hey Paul, the feather duster/vacuum trick did it. Thanks.
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VERY COOL!!!!! I've only had to do that once & it was the quickest, cheapest & easiest way I could accomplish the task.
My Industrial Arts teacher in HS (44 years ago) had a mantra: "If you want to know the quickest & easiest way to do anything, ask the laziest person you know for advice."
That statement continues to rationalize my existence.
You're welcome Chris & have a good one (-:
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