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06-20-2018, 08:13 AM
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Dust inside dangerous, why?
Hello, dust tend to gather mainly in the bottom of the guitar. But what might happen if you, in the case, just let it be there?
(I´ve removed mine with the hoover.) I can understand if it is very much in the extreme case it will dampen the tone. Kind regards 
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06-20-2018, 08:24 AM
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Nah, it won't hurt.
It's just bits of old human skin and sock fluff. If you find woodworm living in there, you might need to take action. Actually, I've never found anything significant inside my guitars. Can't speak for the arch-tops though - can't get in there to poke around.
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06-20-2018, 09:58 AM
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Woodworm won´t appear in instruments being played, what i´ve heard. If you get woodworm I suppose it is already in some degrees, too late. cheers!
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#5
06-20-2018, 11:07 AM
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Watch out. . .
A bit of dust! No problem.
Here's the inside of a 1943 Martin 0-18, with the braces lined with cockroach egg casings:  This instrument was played for many years by the great Sonny Chillingworth. The current owner (and a stellar slack-key artist himself) brought it to me for neck resetting and setup. When I mentioned I could remove the stuff inside, he said, "NO WAY! Those are Sonny's cockroaches - leave 'em alone!" Other than normal wear, the guitar is in fine shape and sounds great. . .
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