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05-20-2006, 08:29 AM
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This guitar I have really stinks. HELP
My guitar and case that is. It's a Gibson Nick Lucas I traded Martin for. I wasn't happy really with the 00-18v. I love the Gibson. I'm going to be getting some sort of 12fret slotted headstock Martin small body in the future. Just have to decide which one.
Anyhow, the Gibson stinks. I think the owner used a humidifier in the case and the thing smells like mold. I tried baking soda, which I still have inside the case and cedar chips in little burlap baggies. I also have a cedar hanger type thing in the case. It's been about 2 days and the thing still stinks. The smell is horrible. Whatever room the case is in stinks. Any ideas? Kevin 
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05-20-2006, 08:32 AM
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Is it the case or the actual guitar that's smelling 'funny'?
There's been a few previous suggestions of purchasing a shoe deodorant which some have found helpful (?). Otherwise give your baking soda a go for another week and see how it pans out.
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05-20-2006, 08:45 AM
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There are some pet stain products that are pretty good on oders. Also Fabrize works well.
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05-20-2006, 09:10 AM
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You might try this, and it's not a joke. Buy some liquid vanilla at the grocery store. Pure vanilla, NOT the extract. Put about a 1/4 cup of it (in a cup..lol) inside of your guitar case. Naturally, set the case flat on a table where you can leave it closed for a couple days. Vanilla naturally draws odors out of nearby things. It really does work.
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05-20-2006, 10:06 AM
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This post made me laugh.. it's great. I have a 415 that's made with ovangkol back and sides, and that wood (when you put your nose right up to it) smells like wet tropical wood (not pleasant!).
/feels your pain //decided a properly humidified guitar is worth it ///slashies!
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05-20-2006, 10:49 AM
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Ozone
Contact a fire restoration company. They can treat the guitar and case with ozone.
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05-20-2006, 07:01 PM
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I don't understand how the guitar could have mold. Inside the guitar smells fine, actually good. The outside of the guitar smells like a monkeys ***
The case, the same thing. I never thought using a humidifier could make a case and guitar smell like this. Unreal. I've heard about ozone. No idea of actually what it is. Interesting. I was going to by a water ozonator a while back. Not sure if it's the same thing. Anyhow, I got like 8 cedar blocks and an arm and hammer baking soda box type thing with two sides that flip outward and there is a screen. We'll see what happens. I'll give it a month, then the case gets gas and a match. Thanks for the help fellas. Kevin
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05-20-2006, 07:32 PM
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05-20-2006, 07:57 PM
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If it is the outside of the guitar, I'd start with a bottle of lighter fluid (Naptha), a soft cotton cloth and some patience, and doing a small area at a time, clean the entire surface of the instrument. Naptha makes an excellent cleaner because it is a solvent which evaporates completely without leaving residue. Luthiers & guitar techs use it all the time to clean with. Put a little Naptha on the rag and work a small area of the finish, then wet a new area of rag and repeat. Once it's clean, don't put it back into that case unless you can arrest the smell of the case. Cases come and go, and are relatively inexpensive - hardshell wooden cases can be bought for $50. Do the fingerboard as well. As to why it smells, who knows why. Perhaps something liquid was spilled in the case and not allowed to dry out properly. Whatever the reason, please keep us posted as to progress.
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