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Old 01-26-2022, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by doclivy View Post
It's got a French polish. I haven't found any live bugs, and the only dead bug I found was a tiny portion of what looks like dried larva skin that I pulled out of one of the tiny holes that they have bored in the wood. You think mothballs will cut it? Any chance mothballs would damage the guitar in any way??

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Sounds like the type insects that love old violin varnish bow hair & natural glues. I don’t think moth balls would hurt— just don’t put in contact with the guitar itself I would try putting M balls in the case pocket. Leave guitar in for few hours. Then open case see if fumes are minimal. Sounds like a only few just made it to your guitar. Likely/ possibly laid eggs? So definitely want to fumigate the guitar. I’d spray the case before with denatured Alcohol!!! Buy cheap spray bottle fill it with D Alcohol. Spray it good inside. It’ll dry quick
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