Re: Musty Smell in the case and mandolin.
Originally Posted by
Sue Rieter
A couple ideas:
Coffee grounds (dry ones). I got rid of cat pee smell in a room with this one time years ago.
Activated charcoal (tied in a cotton sock). I got rid of cigarette smell in a used car with this one time years ago. Come to think of it, the sock idea might be good for the coffee grounds as well.
My SIL is trying both with musty record jackets currently, and seems to be having moderate success.
I'm not sure that I'd prefer the smell of coffee grounds to the smell of cat pee.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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