Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 So a month ago we had this awful hailstorm that tore my roof to pieces. The insurance just paid off but the roofers haven't started work yet. Earlier in the week, I learned during a record breaking 9" rainfall that my roof does indeed leak...right over where my Ibby acoustic was standing. The poor thing had two cups of water inside the body for like 13 hours. The top was swollen and split, the back was warped all to hell. I assumed she was history. My mother in law suggested filling the body with uncooked rice for a few days. I figured she was nuts but played along. So I let it sit for three days and didn't even look at it. Last night, I brought it out and, despite some newly acquired relic marks, looked ok. I was astonished. The warping in the top and back were gone, replaced with some odd dark streaks in the spruce top and some rippling in it. Well I thought I'd give it a shot and strung it up. I was afraid the rosewood bridge would pop right off but it held fine. In fact, after I got her strung back up, she sounds BETTER than before! I don't know if this will work for electrics or for all acoustics either, but, for this little Ibby acoustic, it had some mojo effect. This guitar used to have a bad habit of getting really shrill and overly bright when picked but that's gone now, replaced with a really nice mellow tone. I was absolutley floored! Anyway, here's to one guitar that did NOT die a premature death in the wacky weather of 2010! Cheers. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Rice, huh? Awesome! Hmm....pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Yep, rice. In fact, some spilled out of the bag and is stuck inside the body. It's actually got kind of a cool maraca effect. I may put more rice in there and use it for a percussion effect. Haven't taken any pics since the incident. I'll see if I can get any of the damage to come through. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Your other is a wise woman.Rice also works well as a dessicant for other purposes (for instance if you put several grains at the bottom of a sugarbowl, the sugar is less likely to clump from humidity).It's not hard to clean up and sounds like a great idea for absorbing water from an acoustic.Congrats on the rescue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Wait, you left the rice in the plastic bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Not in a plastic bag. We used a pillowcase, actually. And a LOT of rice. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members glassberg Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 When i dropped my phone in the bathtub I put it in rice for two days and it was good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Not in a plastic bag. We used a pillowcase, actually. And a LOT of rice. EG Yup, you need something that'll let the water vapor pass through. I would have dug around for some cheesecloth or something that would let even more air/vapor through. But then again, I'm a firm believer in overkill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 That story is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Yup, you need something that'll let the water vapor pass through. Plastic didn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Really, the rice absorbing the water doesn't surprise me. I've used that trick before. What amazes me is that the guitar sounds better than before. I wish I would've taken a pic at its worst. It was a truly pathetic sight. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 so now you can go get your money back on the godin...:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 so now you can go get your money back on the godin...:poke: i was waiting for that... figured it'd be zemmy chiming in instead of you though:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 zemmy's still asleep...somebody's gotta represent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 zemmy's still asleep...somebody's gotta represent... this is true... i'm not quite whitty enough at this time of day, or any other for that matter, to say anything:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Nah, that deal on the Godin is too good. The Kat is still for sale. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Nah, that deal on the Godin is too good. The Kat is still for sale. EG damnit... wish i had some $$$... i gots hollow GAS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Well, I'm not going to try that with any of my guitars in hopes of better tone. But take a look at this video.... a similar kind of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Nah, that deal on the Godin is too good. The Kat is still for sale. EG What? You're selling your AlleyKat? I thought you loved that thing more than your woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 What? You're selling your AlleyKat? I thought you loved that thing more than your woman?I do but it's turned into Fatal Attraction. The guitar is awesome but the neck and my left hand were not meant to be. It's got to where I hardly play the thing anymore. Anyway, the 5th avenue is something I've wanted for a long time. This is the first deal I've found on one. $400 with factory case. New. Just can't pass it up. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 The damage isn't very visible really.The waterstains on the label...Streaking in the top...The ripples in the top are hard to get with the camera...EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 That's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ralph onion Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 "Water of Love!" I was wondering what happened from your earlier post. Thanks for the update and photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yavin Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Great idea. I used rice on my daughter's Nintendo DS that was left on my tailgate during a huge rainstorm. Two days in rice and it was good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted June 19, 2010 Members Share Posted June 19, 2010 Keep an ear on it as that warmer tone is likely due to a still present dampness in the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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