The studio building where my drum room is - caught fire Tuesday afternoon.
The studio next to my room was completely destrtoyed by the flames, including all the gear inside...
I was lucky enough to arrive on the scene at the last minute - the firefighters managed to put out the flames in the hall (my room door was burning), and they broke down the door of my room to see if there are flames...
Luckily - there were none, so they didn't spray everything with water...
But the room was full with thick smoke...
I've managed to persuade the fire chief to give me a fire suit (+ helmet + oxygen mask and tank), and I rushed to open all the blocked windows in order to get the smoke level out - and to be able to move all the gear through the window...
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aftermath
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The Force 3005 set is completely covered in (smoke residue) soot
But I'm sure that I can take everything off the bass drum and clean it nicely...
The hardware is easy to clean
As far as the S Classix - part of the set was packed in drum bags, so no smoke buildup or soot ...
The other part was covered with cloth (16ft, 22bd, 10tt)
The 22bd took the most damage since there was soot buildup on top and inside of the drum....
I've managed to wipe the top using a clean dry towel - remember it's a stained S Classix, not a wrap or a lacquered one...
I've managed to wipe the inside of the drum as well, and use pencil rubber afterwords - and it got rid of 99% of the stains...
Now - what should I use for thoroughly cleaning the bass drum finish?
Do I need to keep the drum in a more humid environment? The room was full with smoke, but not hot...Plus - the gear stood in open cold air for around half an hour, before being put in the car...
How do I clean the drum bags? Will the smoke smell wear off by itself or I need some sort og a cleaning agent?
This was a VERY close call guys -
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