PrairieDog Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 7 hours ago, slimt said: The parts are gassing off. The celluloid is deteriorating , it will cause slot of damage to other parts of the guitar , like binding, the overall finish, all the metal parts So best to take out of the case and remove the metal clasps and screws The pick guard is held on by two nails at the finger board and one resting at the tail piece. Lightly wiggle that away from the board. Put those oarts in s zip lock in another room. Yes. The only quibble I have is not a ziplock, that will trap the gasses, furthering the damage and the bag will eventually burst. tissue paper in a ventilated box, in a well-ventilated area will allow the gasses to dissipate naturally and not cause more damage. Just keep it well away from close contact with any other items. It’s probably too far gone to even be stabilized, but I’d have the luthier decide before chucking it. Museums might try to soak/encase celluloid in another stable acrylic matrix, to stop the reaction. but that is usually done when there is only a little decay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 13 hours ago, PrairieDog said: Yes. The only quibble I have is not a ziplock, that will trap the gasses, furthering the damage and the bag will eventually burst. tissue paper in a ventilated box, in a well-ventilated area will allow the gasses to dissipate naturally and not cause more damage. Just keep it well away from close contact with any other items. It’s probably too far gone to even be stabilized, but I’d have the luthier decide before chucking it. Museums might try to soak/encase celluloid in another stable acrylic matrix, to stop the reaction. but that is usually done when there is only a little decay. I have a glue that stops the gassing off. Is also fuses the crumbled pickguard together. but if these to far gone. There are other guards out there with bracket mounts. Edited February 27 by slimt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 31 minutes ago, slimt said: I have a glue that stops the gassing off. Is also fuses the crumbled pickguard together. but if these to far gone. There are other guards out there with bracket mounts. Paraloid/B-72? Cool stuff. We use it in our lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, PrairieDog said: Paraloid/B-72? Cool stuff. We use it in our lab. Something very similar. It is for acrylic. my harp guitar tailpiece crumbled beyond saving. I made a tailpiece out of deep epoxy with dye. I couldnt of asked for a better result. And strong. Enough to hold 16 strings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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