Had a recent addition to be fleet arrive on the bench looking great... but stinking like a madame's boudoir.
It's a super strong floral tone, nothing citrusy or musky
Smell is most concentrated around the chinrest area... I've already done a wipe over with damp cloth, IPA, antibacterial swabs... but perfume still lingers. Worse it's rubbing off on whoever picks it up to play!
(Modern lacquer, not oil or spirit. Unaffected by alcohol)
Have left it on bench near sunny window past 10d, think the sunning has helped tone down the stink a bit.
Anybody have any surefire tips to remove scents from wooden Instruments?
I'm getting tempted to bury it into a vatful of sodium bicarb...