#945249 - 07/13/00 06:59 PM
Cleaning your Studio
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Buckets75@aol.com
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Hi there all,
Just curious if anyone out there has any good general ideas or techniques for cleaning your studio-- home studio or otherwise. Any tips for keeping dust from gathering, or getting to those hard to reach areas behind tangles of wires?
Also, any hints for general upkeep would be greatly appreciated. For instance, I recently learned that the pots for knobs on mixers and instruments are self-cleaning; one good full twist in each direction should keep those babies running nicely for a while.
Thanks,
Adam
[This message has been edited by Buckets75@aol.com (edited 07-13-2000).]
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#945250 - 07/13/00 07:46 PM
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Uh Clem
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I had some sort of dust filter installed when they did my AC - works pretty well. I see 10x more dust around my electrical components at home - I need to have those guys come retro one into my house.
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#945251 - 07/14/00 05:23 AM
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Anderton
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You're right to be concerned about dust, it is a problem and can cause maintenace headaches. Dropclothes do help to a certain extent, but when you take them off, the dust scatters. Apparently some vacuum cleaners are better than others in terms of keeping dust inside the container rather than blowing some of it out again.
Once I visited George Petersen's studio and remarked on its freedom from dust. He replied "Dustbuster." One general piece of advice: When your computer's off, remove the keyboard, take it outside, turn it upside down, and shake it genrly. You'd be amazed how much stuff ends up down those cracks!
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#945252 - 07/15/00 04:46 AM
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Anderton
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This may be overly obvious, but don't let anyone smoke in your studio. Smoke particles are very small, can get into anything, and are extremely hard to clean.
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#945253 - 07/15/00 01:00 PM
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THE MIX FIX
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You're supposed to CLEAN your studio and home?  
So THAT'S what I've been doing wrong all these years!! 
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#945254 - 07/16/00 01:37 PM
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InSights7
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Originally posted by Anderton:
Apparently some vacuum cleaners are better than others in terms of keeping dust inside the container rather than blowing some of it out again.
I use a Rainbow vaccume cleaner. It has water inside the container instead of a filter. The water filters the dirt. This unit does not blow out dust particles back into the room. 
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#945255 - 07/23/00 06:23 PM
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Paul Schubert
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I have an air cleaner in my room and run it frequently. I can run my furnace blower without the burners fired. With a clean filter (and the proper size) in place it acts similar to a large air cleaner. there are new filters made that will capture smaller particles.
In addition, I will run both while I vacuume and dust (with a really nice feather duster).
I also have covers for my gear.
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#945256 - 07/31/00 05:42 AM
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Anonymous
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ummmm. This might sound strange, but.... I found a mouse running around my studio the other week. I freaked (but not as much as my wife!) I figure the little bugger could get hungry and take bites out off my cables,etc. I tried regular mouse traps, but the guy was pretty wily. Then, I saw a feature on National Geographic that said mice loved peanut butter. Not cheese. So, I baited a trap with the stuff and in less that 30 mins, he was caught! Pretty cool. Moral of the story: DO NOT EAT in the studio! Peanut butter most especially.
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