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Sir Brittanicus
2008-12-21, 18:03
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.

reggie_love
2008-12-21, 19:20
Take the strings off, wipe the mess up with a towel through the soundhole, you alcoholic.

Sir Brittanicus
2008-12-21, 19:32
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?

reggie_love
2008-12-21, 19:45
If you leave them off for a long enough period, yes. A few minutes isn't really gonna make a big difference.

Generic Box Of Cookies
2008-12-21, 21:02
Egh. Getting the smell out is going to be the hard part.

Just buy him a new guitar for Christmas.

Sir Brittanicus
2008-12-21, 21:31
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. >_>

yoda_me07
2008-12-22, 13:06
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.