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HolyEvil -> guitar rot? (Sep. 18 2009 19:02:59)

hi there guys, just noticed this patch of greyish/bluish/greenish patch on my soundhole.. is it guitar rot?

should i get to the guitar repair shop to get it sanded off?
oh the guitar is french polished..

cheeers



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HolyEvil -> RE: guitar rot? (Sep. 18 2009 19:05:35)

pic 2.. i live in sydney so it's not THAT humid...



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HolyEvil -> RE: guitar rot? (Sep. 18 2009 19:07:34)

pic 3



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tirofori -> RE: guitar rot? (Sep. 19 2009 0:06:40)

It seems to me that the damage is done by the strings rattling against the soundboard, the coloration indicates as much. I had the same problem in the days that I played the lute, but the guitar has a fingerboard which elevates the strings considerably so this would be an exceptional case. Maybe things will become more clear when you post a picture of the whole guitar from the side.



Stephen Eden -> RE: guitar rot? (Sep. 19 2009 0:40:45)

The polish has warn back to the wood that colouration looks to me like a mixture of sweat and rust from the strings that has been soaked up by the wood. a light sand and polish touch up is in order.



Doitsujin -> RE: guitar rot? (Sep. 19 2009 10:15:50)

Don´t understand your problem completely. But its for sure due to your thumbmovement when you do rasguados with the other fingers. Its normal and doesn´t need to be fixed. You could watch your thumb when playing and change your handposition a little to not gring into the soundhole with your thumb while playing.



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