Hi guys! I got a pretty general guitar neck problem question right here....I got a rosewood neck silhouette special guitar and recently I noticed that the colours of the wood seemed to be 'tearing' or rather 'wearing' away as there are some pretty small white patches here and there...it's as though the rosewood is drying up. So any idea on how i can fix this? Thanks!
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PurpleSport
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Two words: lemon oil!
Get a bottle of the stuff, and use it every time you change strings. Just dab some on a rag, and proceed to rub it in.
Doesn't need to be a whole lot, unless your board is severely dried out (then just add more and let it soak in). If you put too much on, get a paper towel or another rag and wipe the excess off....then do your wood furniture a favor and use the rag to rub some on there too. If you don't use it for anything else in your house, that bottle will last a LONG time.
Depending on the humidity in your area or the time of year, you might need to use it more frequently - here in New York it's no fun for guitars in the winter, because the indoor heaters are cranked and they dry the air out quick, which is why the stuff's good to use on the furniture placed next to radiators every few weeks.
Read the FAQ here for more details...good info there on how to further treat the maple part of the neck on back with gunstock oil and wax to complete the treatment.
Get a bottle of the stuff, and use it every time you change strings. Just dab some on a rag, and proceed to rub it in.
Doesn't need to be a whole lot, unless your board is severely dried out (then just add more and let it soak in). If you put too much on, get a paper towel or another rag and wipe the excess off....then do your wood furniture a favor and use the rag to rub some on there too. If you don't use it for anything else in your house, that bottle will last a LONG time.
Depending on the humidity in your area or the time of year, you might need to use it more frequently - here in New York it's no fun for guitars in the winter, because the indoor heaters are cranked and they dry the air out quick, which is why the stuff's good to use on the furniture placed next to radiators every few weeks.
Read the FAQ here for more details...good info there on how to further treat the maple part of the neck on back with gunstock oil and wax to complete the treatment.
musikarero
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lemon oil works great but I hate the feel of the stuff. Takes awhile for that slimy, slippery junk to wear off...:0)
A penetrating oil should be applied to the wood parts every couple of months.
These oils soak deeper into the wood than do the lemon or orange oils
Tung oil, gunstock oil , are usually applied twice with a 24 hour wait between applications. These penetrating oils get inbetween the and into the wood grain itself. where as the non penetrating oils only fill in gaps around the wood grain.
Before applying these oils , pre clean the wood with lemon or orange oil
Apopular oil for the dark woods of a fret board is virgin olive oil.
The best advice is to oil the woods often , after each use is not excessive at all.
If the wood dries out, all sorts of problems develop, ,
for one thing the frets will popup or become loose,
Without oil the woods deteriorate ,
These oils soak deeper into the wood than do the lemon or orange oils
Tung oil, gunstock oil , are usually applied twice with a 24 hour wait between applications. These penetrating oils get inbetween the and into the wood grain itself. where as the non penetrating oils only fill in gaps around the wood grain.
Before applying these oils , pre clean the wood with lemon or orange oil
Apopular oil for the dark woods of a fret board is virgin olive oil.
The best advice is to oil the woods often , after each use is not excessive at all.
If the wood dries out, all sorts of problems develop, ,
for one thing the frets will popup or become loose,
Without oil the woods deteriorate ,
OrangeChannel
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greeeeezy! I tend to wipe down well tho', use one cloth to apply and one dedicated to removal. then rock.spkirby said:Musikarero,
you are meant to wipe the excess off!!! Plus the other benefit of lemon oil is that lovely fresh citrus smell.....
