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Old 2008-12-21, 18:03
Sir Brittanicus Sir Brittanicus is offline
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Default Cleaning out an Acoustic Guitar

Long story short, I drank a few too many white russians and woke up to find that I vomited in my brother's mini-acoustic.

How do I get it out?

Yes, I am serious.
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Old 2008-12-21, 19:20
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San Francisco
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Take the strings off, wipe the mess up with a towel through the soundhole, you alcoholic.
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Old 2008-12-21, 19:32
Sir Brittanicus Sir Brittanicus is offline
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Default Re: Cleaning out an Acoustic Guitar

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Originally Posted by reggie_love
Take the strings off, wipe the mess up with a towel through the soundhole, you alcoholic.


That really seems to be the only option. Won't taking all the strings off at once fuck up the neck though?
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Old 2008-12-21, 19:45
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If you leave them off for a long enough period, yes. A few minutes isn't really gonna make a big difference.
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Old 2008-12-21, 21:02
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Bartertown, NV
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Egh. Getting the smell out is going to be the hard part.

Just buy him a new guitar for Christmas.
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Old 2008-12-21, 21:31
Sir Brittanicus Sir Brittanicus is offline
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Egh. Getting the smell out is going to be the hard part.

Just buy him a new guitar for Christmas.


Aye, that's probably the best option right now. >_>
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Old 2008-12-22, 13:06
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NSW
Default Re: Cleaning out an Acoustic Guitar

was that out of spite or what?

anyway.

what brand was it?

if it was cheap than just get him a new one.

the vomit may of seeped into the grain of the wood,
though maybe not depending on the type of wood.

ie. cheap guitars use plywood, thus no.

guitar makers don't usually put a finish on the inside of the guitars, so the pores of the wood isn't blocked off.
 
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