Awful SKB Case Odor
Janine
Just got a new SKB case, & the odor from inside is unbearable. (From the glue,
solvents, whatever.)
There was a thread on this awhile back...someone else w/the same problem.
I put my guitar in the case for about 15 minutes, took it out, & the guitar
reeked of the same smell also. I can't even sit near the case when it's open.
Right now, I have the case outside, open in the sun, but I really doubt that
even several days of this is going to help, as the person who previously posted
about this problem had a used case!
My question is, any one else notice this w/their SKB cases, does it ever go
away, & isn't it very possible that these fumes could be damaging to the guitar?
Janine
Gregor Martin
"Janine" > wrote :
Hi Janine, yes I recently had a TKL case that reeked the same way. I had to
send this case back because I couldn't stand to be in the same room with it.
The modern case manufacturers must be all using the same glue to attach the
case linings. A guy that I play music with told me to put dry ground coffee
in the case and close it up tight for a few days, then vacuumed out the
coffee. I never tried it but he swears on his Martin guitar that it works.
Give that a try if you want to keep the case. One other industrial grade
deodorizing product I have used is "Nok Out". you can look it up on the
internet. I used it to remove they heavy cigarette smoke smell from a car I
inherited recently and it works like a charm. I hope this will help. Oh and
here is the URL for Nok Out http://www.nokout.com/ I am not an endorser for
this product and receive nothing from them for suggesting this to you, I
just know that it works.
Gregor Martin
TAPKAE
Breaking."
In general, save yourself that disappointment/embarassment of showing up to
a gig with the broken latches and hinges and bent aluminum pieces that SKB
seems to have a problem with.
I do live sound for a living, and see a lot of broken SKB cases--the
latches/ clamps are usually the first to be broken, the hinges jam, and the
aluminum tongue and groove liners along the edges get bent out of shape.
Do yourself a favor and avoid SKB. I see too much of their stuff come across
my stages and it looks and works like shit. It may be a lot more expensive
to get an Anvil (or a clone), but its worth it, if your gear is worth it to
you. You won't be sorry.
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A guy that I play music with told me to put dry ground coffee
> in the case and close it up tight for a few days, then vacuumed out the
> coffee.
>
> Gregor Martin
But doesn't that make the coffee taste bad? ;>)
One of my Taylor cases smelled like someone smuggled pipe tobacco in it. A
pleasant type of smell but way too strong. A couple days open in the hot
sun helped a lot, but the smell never went away completely.
I wonder what these case makers are doing?
Dave Hajicek
Joe
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Sherman
Janine <jan...@ncci.net> wrote in message news:3BE5BE6A...@ncci.net...
> Hi folks,
>
> Just got a new SKB case, & the odor from inside is unbearable. (From the
glue,
> solvents, whatever
Hey Janine: Didn't you post a while back about some serious case purchasing
troubles? Bad fit on a mail order? If no, sorry. If yes, how'd that
work out?
Case odor: Maybe it'll go awayoif you let it air out for awhile? How
about a couple of open boxes of baking soda closed inside for a few days?
How about that stuff that says one drop deodorizes a skunk? Lemme know if
ithat works so I can bring some to EC5 for <INSERT NAME OF BALL BUSTEE
HERE>.
Heloise Sherman
Gregor Martin
vacuuming it out of the case and I have had a cup or two over at his place
never noticing any unusual taste. :^)
A far as the stenchy cases goes it must be some type of glue that is
commonly used in that industry for gluing in the linings because it isn't
only found in SKB from my experience. The order is extremely acrid and when
you pay a fair amount of money for something like that you expect at least
not to be grossed out by a noxious odor.
After reading your post I feel I should add a caveat, DO NOT use coffee that
has been sitting in a stinky guitar case to make a hot beverage.
Gregor(I'll have the TKL mocha please)Martin
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George Gleason
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> My view on SKB... I have this to offer: I think SKB stands for "Shit Keeps
> Breaking."
My thoughts exactly SKB is trash
you buy a case for protection, ease of handleing, and duribility SKB has
none of those qualities
George Gleason
Lewzip993
insight into this. There is a remarkable product called De-scent made by a
company called Hydro-Force. It's a volcanic ash powder that absorbs almost any
odor. Check with your local janitorial or carpet cleaning supply store. They
should stock it.
Lewis
Not A Speck Of Cereal
[] "Janine" > wrote :
[]
[] > Hi folks,
[] >
[] > Just got a new SKB case, & the odor from inside is unbearable.
[] Hi Janine, yes I recently had a TKL case that reeked the same way. I had to
[] send this case back because I couldn't stand to be in the same room with it.
[] The modern case manufacturers must be all using the same glue to attach the
[] case linings. A guy that I play music with told me to put dry ground coffee
[] in the case and close it up tight for a few days, then vacuumed out the
[] coffee.
I've been successful using arm&hammer baking soda. Make a paste of it
and wash it with the paste, then seal the case with some dry baking
soda in it for a coupl'a days. Wash it out, repeat, server four.
Chris
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Eric W. Nikitin
> My question is, any one else notice this w/their SKB cases, does it ever go
> away, & isn't it very possible that these fumes could be damaging to the guitar?
I had exactly the same problem with an SKB bass case. Kinda a
formaldehyde stench. After a few weeks, it lessened quite a bit.
But it took months for it to go away. For a long time, I didn't
store the bass in the case; I just used it for transport.
I would just leave the case open to air it out (in a place where
I didn't have to actually smell it). I didn't try any sort of
deodorizer.
There has been no damage to the bass's finish.
Eric
JGreen
for several days, the smell will go away
Gary Hendershot
>
> ...Just got a new SKB case, & the odor from inside is unbearable. (From
> the glue, solvents, whatever.) ...
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It's formaldehyde offgassing from the adhesive.
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Gregor Martin
"Gary Hendershot" hendershot.com> wrote >
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> It's formaldehyde offgassing from the adhesive.
Yes Gary that's the smell that I couldn't identify! I was wondering why it
smelled like a Vietnamese Beer.
Gregor Martin
Michael McCollum
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> "Gary Hendershot" hendershot.com> wrote >
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> >
> > It's formaldehyde offgassing from the adhesive.
>
> Yes Gary that's the smell that I couldn't identify! I was wondering why it
> smelled like a Vietnamese Beer.
Yeaaaa..let's hear it for Ba-Mi-Ba..good ol' #33........
Mike
Cranial Fido
>
>Just got a new SKB case, & the
>odor from inside is unbearable.
I know what you're trying to imply but I was nowhere near
your case. You can't prove anything. The nosehairs, bad odor,
and unnamed biological material could have come from anywhere.
However, I do regard their unauthrorized use as a trademark
infringement so you'll be hearing from my lawyers.
CralFi
Tjkphoto
>does it ever go
>away, & isn't it very possible that these fumes could be damaging to the
>guitar?
What no one has yet mentioned is that in an effort to cut costs, the case
makers have started using stinkwood for the structural parts of many cases.
It's actually Indonesian Stippled Muskwood, but everyone just calls it
stinkwood. There's a useful product called stinkwood oil that eliminates the
odor, if applied regularly to the case. You should be able to buy it locally.
Drug addicts try to get a hold of it, so the stores keep it in their safes. The
best thing to do would be to go into one of the finer guitar stores, and ask
them to get a bottle of stinkwood oil out of the safe for you. Best of luck!
Marc R. Mercer
Believe me, I can sympathize. Years ago, I bought a guitar from an obscure
French manufacturer (Poussaie), and when you opened the case, it smelled
strongly of a woman's (ahem) "privates." Let me tell you, I was fit to be
tied! Long story short, I missed about 5 days of work, and ended up with a
neck cramp like you can't imagine.
Andy van Tol
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