Dust from a gig

[FatBoySlimFast]

Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...

I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.

The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.

We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.

I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.

My questions are:
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?

Cheers,
Steve W

[George's Pro Sound Company]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.
I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?
Cheers,
Steve W

I do several gymnastic meets and the stuff is pervasive
not really too harmful as long as you clean up
I use powered plastc boxes now, behringer 300's and disposable mixers like
the behringer 82
I know a small mixer like that would not work for a band situation

I also do lots of outdoor dusty work
motorcycle and horse races
it just something that comes withthe territory when doing such work

I find mud , beer and blood much more trouble that dirt and dust
george

[FatBoySlimFast]

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:08:53 -0500, "George's Pro Sound Company"

Post by George's Pro Sound Company
I do several gymnastic meets and the stuff is pervasive
not really too harmful as long as you clean up

Thanks George. This is just what I needed to know.

Cheers,
Steve W

[Peter Larsen]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.

Obviously applied in absurd excess.

Talcum powder?

Normally some kind of flake wax is used, that would be godawdful to get into
contraptions of whatever kind.

Post by FatBoySlimFast
I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.

I'm not really really really sure, but IF chalk THEN perhaps hygroscopic.
That would be bad on a summers evening outdoors and during transport in cold
vehicles (and when coming in from the cold).

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?

They don't make'm like that anymore, but the R2D2 Nilfisk (G70 and similar
versions) allows attaching the hose to the exhaust, used on reaonable
distance it is great equipment cleaner with a wide soft airflow. It also
saved an Athlon cpu the day a cable got stuck in the fan while it was open
on the floor. The cpu metal cover now has a bluish tint, that was how it it
got. Rapid forced cooling saved it and the mobo. Later versions reportedly
offers auto shutdown ...

Same or similar implement could be used to de-dust loudspeaker cones ... or
a soft brush. Compression driver throats should perhaps be cleaned
occasionally - based on simple logic - but when asked about this the old,
now retired, autorized JBL repair guy here in Denmark suggested that one
should not open a compression driver without compelling reason(s) and
adviced against opening my Coral M100's.

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Cheers,
Steve W

Kind regards

Peter Larsen

[Joe Kotroczo]

On 23/01/09 11:12, in article

Post by Peter Larsen

Post by FatBoySlimFast
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.

Obviously applied in absurd excess.
Talcum powder?
Normally some kind of flake wax is used, that would be godawdful to get into
contraptions of whatever kind.

Hmm... Normally proper dancefloor rosin should be used. That'll stay on the
floor as well, AFAIK.

[FatBoySlimFast]

Post by Joe Kotroczo
Hmm... Normally proper dancefloor rosin should be used. That'll stay on the
floor as well, AFAIK.

Sounds like George has seen this before and his description does match
the response from the venue ... that it was floor polish. It was the
first time I'd seen it but in retrospect probably not the first time
it had happened to them.

Had I known at the time that they could have predicted this I would
have been slight less "contained" in my response.

Cheers,
Steve W

[Federico]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.

It looks like a book about Studio54....
:-)
F.

[liquidator]

Post by Federico

Post by FatBoySlimFast
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.

It looks like a book about Studio54....
:-)
F.

'cept for the lack of polyester...

[Eeyore]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...

Are they going to ban dust too ?

So you'll have to wear earplugs, a face mask and probably eye protection
too.

Graham

[Dirk]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.
I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?
Cheers,
Steve W

I've just dredged the very depths of my fading memory and finally remembered
what, in my youth, was sprinkled on Scottish dance floors to stop people's
feet "sticking" on wooden (and other) floors

It was called Slipperene (spelling?)

Just Googled and found reference to "Slipperene Ballroom Powder" - may be
what you've encountered ...

... takes me back ...

[geoff]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.

Naa. Asbestos from the roof, which had never been shaken quite like that
beofre....

geoff

[Ron]

Post by geoff

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.

Naa. Asbestos from the roof, which had never been shaken quite like that
beofre....

Oh that reminds me of a time when a visiting engineer, operating a
rented in PA hadn`t seen an Ashley Protea before, and didnt realise if
you keep your finger on the 'eq up' button for more than a couple of
seconds the 'slider' goes full up...
Cue great roar of feedback at some bowel movingly low frequency.
followed by silence and the whole hall full of gently falling snow -
or 'shite'[1] as we prefer to call it - from above.
The place looked like one of those horror movie scenes where everything
(and everybody) was covered in gritty dust.

We had to clean every seat and flat surface in the house before doors.

[1] a mixture of dust, bird droppings and sandy grit from the sandstone
walls.

Ron(UK)

[Phildo]

Post by geoff
Naa. Asbestos from the roof, which had never been shaken quite like that
beofre....

I know it was meant as a joke but that is something we all have to watch out
for these days, especially when doing installs and stuff.

Mesothelioma is the fastest growing form of cancer in the world and will
soon be the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the western world. My father died
from it.

Phildo

[v***@gmail.com]

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.
I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?
Cheers,
Steve W

Dude, it is a wax based substance called Slipperne Ballroom Poweder. It is made by a company called Brytaflor and Dunstan in Northampton and you can reach them on 0191 460 8025 to ask what is in the stuff!!!!

Jim B.

[Denny Strauser]

Post by v***@gmail.com

Post by FatBoySlimFast
Attempting to get a bit more on-topic discussion going ...
I did a gig recently for a posh school. It was in their dining hall.
Think Harry Potter and you're not far off. It was a ceilidh gig so
lots of people dancing. It was an all boys school who'd invited girls
from two local all girls schools ... so think hormones and excitement.
The lights went up, after approx 150 people had been dancing wildly
for getting on 1.5 hours. Only then did we see a white powered
covering everything and everyone, including all my gear ... mains,
mons, mixer, DIs, cables, instruments, cases ... the lot.
We were told that it is the polish from the wooden floor. One of the
band suspected it was chalk (or similar) deliberately put down, to
stop the dancers sliding around. Either way it was completely out of
order.
I have cleaned the cables, cabinets etc. Luckily I left my DDX3216 at
home, as it's fans would have dragged masses of the stuff inside it's
workings. What I can't easily get to is the cones and or the inside of
any of the electronics.
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Should I worry about the cones / electronics?
Cheers,
Steve W

Dude, it is a wax based substance called Slipperne Ballroom Poweder. It is made by a company called Brytaflor and Dunstan in Northampton and you can reach them on 0191 460 8025 to ask what is in the stuff!!!!
Jim B.

Geesh! When I was in high school. they used sawdust. But back then, we
plugged our vocal mics into our guitar amps. And the sawdust helped to
sweep us what needed cleaning up.

- Denny