Re: beware the insect repellent

On May 31, 7:43 am, "Joe Finn" <J...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We are now into the time of year when many of us will be playing our guitars
at various outdoor gigs. Nighttime events seem to be especially attractive
to various flying insects who apparently love lights almost as much as they
love musicians.
This must be the best time of year to be a bug.

Be really careful with insect repellent. It's very nasty stuff that will
melt the finish on things like guitars, basses, pianos, etc. I found this
out the hard way several years ago when I was standing next to a keyboard
player who was spraying himself liberally with bug spray. Some of the
overspray found it's was to my guitar and ruined the finish. If you looked
closely you could see where tiny droplets of this stuff had dissolved what
they came in contact with leaving permanent marks. Obviously this detracts
from the beauty and resale value of the instrument so be careful.    ....joe

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Good advice Joe.

I'm heading to the backwoods of Mississippi in a few weeks, and there
is nothing more enjoyable, than sitting on the front porch, of the
little cabin, and playing my ES175. It has a few finish flaws from
insect repellent from past trips. Try to keep a happy medium between
the bugs biting, and finish flawing now..LOL..

.

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