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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:43 pm Post subject: wood worm |
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A violin of sentimental value has arrived in my shop.... most of the fix is easy, but the wood worm?
A lot of evidence is in the saddle area, some in on the edge of the bout and some in the bridge area.
Is there a good fumigation method that works?
In doing some preliminary research I find that 145 Deg F will kill it... probably risky to put the violin in an oven that hot... but maybe not?
Some comment that freezing works... not sure I like that idea due to possible splits developing
Another solution is to remove the Oxygen from the bugs.... don't know whether that will kill eggs or not. But this seems like a possible solution as Walmart sells Oxygen absorbers ..
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/oxygen-absorbers-pack-of-100/6000189653084
Does anyone have any suggestions.... BTW this violin is an old "lions head" violin with a stainer style body. Has minimal market value but the owner would like it set for play in honor of his grandfather.... so trying to keep the cost down.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!... Mat |
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Dave Chandler Super Member
Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 691 Location: Mt Mitchell in North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Have you thought about smoking them out? I can't think of any drawback but smell for a while, and got to watch the heat. _________________ Dave in the Blue Ridge
Southern Violin Association
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next with no loss of enthusiasm" Winston Churchill
"I took the road less travelled, and now I don't know where I am." Marco Polo |
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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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John Cadd Super Member
Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 849 Location: Hoylake
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:57 am Post subject: woodworm |
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Glue together some pieces of wood , then freeze them. See if any splits occur .Wood is unlikely to react to freezing as it grows in cold countries .If the glue splits that`s not a problem . |
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Mike Shuman Junior Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2021 Posts: 16 Location: Denver
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:55 am Post subject: Re: wood worm |
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Mat Roop wrote: | A violin of sentimental value has arrived in my shop.... most of the fix is easy, but the wood worm?
A lot of evidence is in the saddle area, some in on the edge of the bout and some in the bridge area.
Is there a good fumigation method that works?
In doing some preliminary research I find that 145 Deg F will kill it... probably risky to put the violin in an oven that hot... but maybe not?
Some comment that freezing works... not sure I like that idea due to possible splits developing
Another solution is to remove the Oxygen from the bugs.... don't know whether that will kill eggs or not. But this seems like a possible solution as Walmart sells Oxygen absorbers ..
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/oxygen-absorbers-pack-of-100/6000189653084
Does anyone have any suggestions.... BTW this violin is an old "lions head" violin with a stainer style body. Has minimal market value but the owner would like it set for play in honor of his grandfather.... so trying to keep the cost down.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!... Mat |
I'm sorry if I'm late, but I think a have decision. Why don't you just to heat-treat those parts of your violin? _________________ I'm student in https://musescore.com/courses/master-the-violin-from-zero-to-advanced-level--LWNVW?lesson=a6xMd |
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John Cadd Super Member
Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 849 Location: Hoylake
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:07 am Post subject: woodworm |
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If Grandad is really old just ignore the woodworm and fix anything else. It might last long enough for him to hear it .Or he might last long enough to hear it .It would be a shame to spend months on a repair only to have it played at his funeral . Is that too harsh ? Maybe it`s a narrow window .Better for him to die happy . I bought some violin varnish once .After careful application I realised it was never going to dry. I phoned up the supplier to tell them and they apologised and said the maker had just died . That might be the best get out of jail card ever . |
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Oleg Vostyakov Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2021 Posts: 25
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:43 am Post subject: Re: wood worm |
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Mat Roop wrote: | A violin of sentimental value has arrived in my shop.... most of the fix is easy, but the wood worm?
A lot of evidence is in the saddle area, some in on the edge of the bout and some in the bridge area.
Is there a good fumigation method that works?
In doing some preliminary research I find that 145 Deg F will kill it... probably risky to put the violin in an oven that hot... but maybe not?
Some comment that freezing works... not sure I like that idea due to possible splits developing
Another solution is to remove the Oxygen from the bugs.... don't know whether that will kill eggs or not. But this seems like a possible solution as Walmart sells Oxygen absorbers ..
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/oxygen-absorbers-pack-of-100/6000189653084
Does anyone have any suggestions.... BTW this violin is an old "lions head" violin with a stainer style body. Has minimal market value but the owner would like it set for play in honor of his grandfather.... so trying to keep the cost down.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!... Mat |
F***ing worms! I never thought there some much damages from them!!!! _________________ My scores works: https://musescore.com/sheetmusic
The program of training me as a musician: https://musescore.com/courses/violin |
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