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Location: Parkersburg, WV | Does anyone know of a source for the foam/rubber tubing used on most guitar stands? I have a couple of older stands where the foam is cracking and deteriorating and don't want to replace them since they are only used occasionally.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Just a quick search found THIS ... samples to be had. Be sure to get the closed cell type foam. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Be careful. Some of these can outgas and leave stain marks. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I'm proud of everyone who read that and left it alone. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | T'was a challenge... :D |
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| Originally posted by Weaser P:
I'm proud of everyone who read that and left it alone. I'm disappointed. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Gimme a minute.......I'm workin' on it.
I think something's got a short in it... |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | You can get water line insulator foam. Hardware store. I think they come in a lot of colors Black and White......Well at least I thought they did. :) |
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Location: Indiana | I use clear pvc tubing from my friendly neighborhood home center. Various diameters... sold by the foot.
Doesn't ooze or outgas. |
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| This is actually a serious question and deserves better than a flip answer.
The catalyzed polymer finish on Ovations, Takamines, and lower-cost Martins and Taylors is pretty resistant to most everything. Nitrocellulose lacquer and varnishes, on the other hand, can be ruined by prolonged contact with certain synthetic rubber compounds. Nearly all "boutique" guitars (Collings, Bourgeois, Larrivee, high-end Martins, Taylors, etc.) use nitrocellulose lacquer or varnish finishes.
Avoid the flesh-colored surgical tubings like the plague. They can oxidize lacquer or varnish finishes in a matter of hours.
Neoprene should be pretty safe, but silicone rubber (such as clear Tygon tubing) or nitrile are the least reactive. Unfortunately, it's not always possible to tell the composition of a specific foam or solid rubber tubing without contacting the manufacturer. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Does Stew Mac offer anything suitable? |
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Location: south east Michigan | He blinded me with SCIENCE!! |
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Location: Indiana | Witty maybe, but not meant to be a flippant answer. When I said "I use", I was telling the truth. I've been using clear PVC on stands for decades. It's isn't soft foam, but it goes on easily, protects and doesn't breakdown over time. Doesn't react with Ovation super duper finish or nitro. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Now we're quoting Alton Brown?
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| Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
Witty maybe, but not meant to be a flippant answer. My reply had nothing whatsoever to do with your post. No earthly idea why you might think so. I was ragging on Weaser. It's the kind of thing that used to go on here regularly, and no one took offense, knowing full well it was all in jest... |
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Location: Indiana | Don't be so sure... I can be flippant too.
I was going to suggest expandable spray foam. |
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| there ya go |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | G8r is right on. I hung a very expensive custom Uke on a Swing thing and the damn thing has left a permanent stain on the neck from contact. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ike?
And don't you dare correct it. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | That sucks, Dave. Bet you only need that lesson once. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Too late. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | What do you mean, Slip? |
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| Originally posted by Weaser P:
Now we're quoting Alton Brown? Alton Brown is da man! The only celebrity chef worth watching.
Here's a source for Tygon tubing . It's food/laboratory grade, so it's pretty much non-reactive with most anything you could throw against it. |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | I know fun is fun, but I was serious. The black insulation that you wrap water lines with works great. The only thing different is the insulation has a slit in it, which works out ok. You cut to length, Either slide it over or pull it part at the slit and wrap it around. It's cheap, easy to use, you can even pad wall hangers with it when they are getting ruff. Just a thought |
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| Originally posted by kitmann:
...The only thing different is the insulation has a slit in it, which works out ok. Some that I bought a couple of years ago had a white pull strip that covered adhesive on one side of the slit. Pull the strip and press the sides together and it stays on without tape. |
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