adorshki
Reverential Member
Dang, always a fly in the ointment! That would bug me a lot too.4. There is an unpleasant polyurethane odor when you open the case - every time you open the case.
Afraid only fix is going to be airing it out for at least a couple of months, maybe even years, no joke.
Keeping it in closed case is going to slow down the osmotic process which leaches out the fumes: molecules tend to migrate from areas of greater concentration to areas of lower concentration..so in a closed case they have nowhere to go.
I'm sure baking soda would help (suggested because it's non-toxic and I don't think it could react with polyurethane, I don't think anything but a strong acid or alkali will), but would have to leave it you to figure out how to use/package it so it has max absorbing properties but not be mess to clean up. The more surface area exposed the better it will soak up fumes, but can't think of an in-case container that will support the mission, unless you just want to shake it in there (the case) and vacuum out a few times...
Are those NCL finished? You may recall the semi-humorous thread about smelling our guitars, and the variations of NCL "flavors".A new guitar should give the owner, a really nice smell. Open one of the Yamaha APx classical cases.
My F65ce still has an aroma by the way, and it's ALWAYS stored in case, so there's more evidence about how much case storage slows down odor diffusion.
I don't even let 'em put those little air fresheners in 'em in the car wash.Nobody would buy a new car that smelled like polyurethane for example.
Just as soon as they can tear themselves away from the K-Pop TV shows.The Koreans need to get their act together on that.
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