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obeyme
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07/21/2011 3:33 pm
gentelman , a few days ago i kind of spill coffe on my guitar ... could the coffe kill my guitar ? or it's no big deal? thnks
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07/21/2011 5:39 pm
Did you whipe it away quickly? Is the wood protected? If you cleaned it up right away, I doubt too much can happen. If your neck is unprotected by some type of protective coating or some kind of oil, it *COULD* cause some damage to your neck... But, I wouldn't think so as long as you wiped it away quickly.
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07/21/2011 7:51 pm
Acoustic guitar or electric? Where did it spill/get into? Can't really tell you with the little information you gave us. There's a difference between spilling a bit on the body and quickly wiping it away or spilling a cup inside your guitar.
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07/21/2011 8:04 pm
Originally Posted by: hunter1801 There's a difference between spilling a bit on the body and quickly wiping it away or spilling a cup inside your guitar.


Yeah very true!
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07/21/2011 10:31 pm
it's an electroacustic guitar i whipe it away as quick as posible but some drops of coffe felt inside the guitar thats and the strings a little bit it was like 1/4 of a cup mostly of it felt into the back par of the guitar box but im worried about the inside . sorry if my english is sometimes strange jajaj
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07/22/2011 12:00 am
Hm, well if it fell inside, hopefully you got all the liquid out quickly. If there is damage it will be because it sat for too long and the wood soaked up the liquid. Depending on how much was absorbed, the worst that could happen is the wood can warp or weaken. If it wasn't a lot and you got it out/dry fast enough then you should be fine. I wouldn't worry about the strings. Those are meant to be replaced anyways of course.

The first thing I would do if I spilled liquid inside my guitar would be to flip it over instantly shake it around to make sure all that liquid got out. Then try to stuff some cloth or paper towels inside and dry it up as best I could. Again, the important part is how much the wood ABSORBED.

Think of it like normal wood getting wet. Depending on how much water it is, the wood could warp or get "mushy".

Edit: Just noticed you said only some "drops" went in. If that's it then I wouldn't worry about it. You should be fine.
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07/22/2011 1:35 am
My post is most likely to be too late for this accident.. I would suggest that if you had access to a hair dryer you could use that to dry up any liquid as fast as possible. I would not put it on a heat setting. Do this after wiping with a cloth.
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07/25/2011 5:12 am
this is willie nelson's guitar.

unless it was worse than this, i think you'll likely be ok =p


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