Hi Trey... I definitely relate... The paia stuff you donated a couple of years ago were on high enough shelves here at NMC, so nothing happened to them. Lots of parts machines, and tubs of parts, including about many of our 35 tubs of OB parts got soaked.
We got about 4 feet of filthy water in our sub-basement and about 18" in the basement. We are lucky enough to have many great volunteers, who are helping us move all of this to our new offsite, which was not easy without any electricity for the elevator. We
got power yesterday for the freight elevator. The evacuation of many acoustic instruments began last night. Most of our most significant instruments had no damage at all, and hopefully we'll be up and running again soon. We've started the process of cleaning
all of the mud-covered items. Please let me know if I can help. If you clean it all with tap water, thoroughly, and then with distilled water, then dry it gently, it's likely that everything will be OK with the synths. Do be very sure that everything is totally
dry before plugging it in! Good luck with it. JL
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Really,really sorry for You,Trey,especially for the records.If there are no scratches on them,maybe You could clean them first with demineralized water,then with a pure Hysopropilic alcohol spray can( well a massive number of....)together with the usual record cleaning brush. I think this kind of spray is available.It's the same alcohol used for tape decks heads and videorecorder ones.You loose the covers,but at least You could still enjioy the music....I would use this kind of alcohol for the synths as well,but not water first.Of course,this solution is not cheap,unluckily.Hope it helps,somehow......Good luck!!Oh,btw,no direct sun or too much heat for the Obies.No sun or heat at all for the records!!!
Da: rob hukin <robhukin@gmail.com>
A: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Giovedì 27 Giugno 2013 16:21
Oggetto: Re: [oberheim] After The Flood
Hi Trey,
As soon as possible, take them apart and hose them down - use a detergent and brush as required and then when they're clean rinse thoroughly with de-ionised (distilled water) and leave somewhere warm to dry. You must do this as soon as possible, though.
best wishes,rob.
On 27 Jun 2013, at 15:05, albertadentist wrote:
Hey All,
I have / had a Matrix 6R, Matrix M-1000 and Expandar XK keyboard, along with other panels and boards, all analogue, all working in great shape.
Calgary, Canada had a massive flood last Thursday, and all of my equipment was completely underwater for three days. The water slowly settled, leaving silt and mud everywhere.
Yesterday, I pulled it all out of the water-soaked basement, and set it out.
Everything is coated in layers of mud and silt, not to mention being submerged in water for 3days.
Is anything salvageable?
Or, is it all toast?
And, I won't even get into my 3600 record vinyl collection...
Heartbroken,
Trey