Befaco Synth Duster

The Lounge Other Gear
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And… it has arrived!!!

It wasn’t cheap getting this thing to Pennsylvania, but just look at it!

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OCD: I see you, crooked strand ^ I’ll straighten you out.

First test, the Pro3, which is legitimately hard to dust, and it worked perfectly. The bristles dance around the knobs brilliantly.

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A bonus was that it also gets under the keybed

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Next up was the Iridium, which is even tougher due to the kinda tall textured metal knobs, and tight spacing. Can the Synth Duster do this job? Yes. Yes it can. OK - it’s just a brush, but oh what a brush it is!

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Oh Synth Duster, you are awesome, and you’ll be sitting right there whenever I need you.

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In all honesty I was expecting this just to be a joke post, but it really is a very nice product. I like it way more than I expected :slight_smile:

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What's your latest purchase & what are your intentions with it? [pics ftw] (Part 2)
Superbooth 21
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I don’t get this.

Aren’t you just sweeping dust into the crevices?

Doesn’t look like it attracts/picks up dust, just pushes it around.

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#4

A good 3” paint brush properly used will move dust away and leave you with a photo ready synth.

I’ve been using soft brushes from Daiso, will post a picture later.

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#5

I haven’t clean-shaved in years, so I dug out my old shaving brush – I think it might be badger hair or something. It’s a lovely little brush, so I use that! And it sits upright on my desk looking cute the rest of the time.

@Artsutanav – I know what you mean. I like to have a hoover nozzle that I hold next to where I’m brushing to suck up the dust I’m disturbing with my brush.

@Gino - how much are Befaco charging for this?

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#6

Is this sponsored content or am I dreaming :sleeping_bed:

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#7

Lol - No, not sponsored. I don’t even know what Befaco makes other than this brush.

#8

Nice, please share a pic of the brush.

Cost will depend on where you are. For me it was $30, but most of that was shipping.

#9

I like drafting brushes for dusting, but the befaco is showier

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Top photo: Daiso brush in packaging.

Bottom photo: Soft 4" Daiso brush to the left, 3" hardware store chip brush on the right.

Shaving brushes should work too, but they are significantly more expensive than even a super soft paint brush from Home Depot or your favorite art supply shop. And if you actually shave with it, you should probably clean it carefully to get all of the soap residue out before applying to synths.

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Cleaning your synths
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For something that really sucks, I’ve been using Miele’s MicroSet for years.

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#12

Look, Nintendo made decks of card at first and Nokia’s first product was boots for rainy days.

Clearly, these guys are already working on an analogue quadra-timbral polysynth that gets right, what Moog One got wrong.

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#13

I think you need a dust cover for it now. Have decksavers released one yet?

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#14

I suppose if you make a habit of doing it daily or as often as possible then it’s not such an issue.

#15

I think we need a video

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The next major piece to the puzzle is a good air filter. Dust your stuff and the filter pulls the dust out of the air. Vacuum the floor weekly. Put decksavers on gear you haven’t touched for a week.

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#17

Yes agreed.

Although, i don’t like Decksaver covers. My ocd makes me feel like they’ll damage the corners & edges of my equipment.

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#18

Yep, I have an air filter in my studio! Would recommend it.

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#19

It is looking frickin awesome! Had to order one right away! Nice!
Oh, and it is 14 EUR btw.

#20

I have been loving my befaco brush … It’s one of my favourite purchases this year. It’s actually much better than any make-up / paint brush I’ve used previously, the bristles have the perfect blend of stiffness and softness, and they don’t feel like they will fall off like some paint brushes.

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