Author Topic: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???  (Read 1725 times)

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Re: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2014, 02:37:09 AM »
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Re: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2014, 07:18:46 AM »
Mine must be some kind of super NY Metro stench, then. I tried all of the tried and true methods, but this thing still bunks. It's become a part of its charm.
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Re: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2014, 11:54:21 PM »
Does that musty smell remind a bit of incense? That is pretty common in older cases, some kind of mold (I'm even allergic to it). Leave the case open in a dry, preferably heated place and it will gradually go away, takes about a year or so.

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Re: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2014, 03:33:40 PM »
I've had spore contaminated cases like that which gave me an asthma shock, no kidding. That stuff is vile if you're an allergic like me. Basses stink then too - my Triumph had that incense stench for a year or so (all the while standing exposed in a stand), but it eventually went away. Ultraviolet rays are a good idea. Yes, they bleach out the "fur" in the case, but who cares. Spores don't like it. And once they're dead, vacuum them out.
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Re: Anybody know how to remove a Musty Smell from a bass case???
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2014, 04:00:31 PM »
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