On the subject of Lemon Oil....

[Tnavis]

Which is the right Lemon Oil to use for cleaning of a gunky fingerboard? Should I be using a furniture type Lemon Oil, or a natural Lemon Oil, that you find at health food stores?

 

[Aussie Mark]

Go for the natural stuff. The furniture store oil will have other nasties in it that you don't want to be putting on your guitar.

 

[jubjub721]

i have been useing vegitable oil on my
regualr vegitable oil. its the cheapest and the best thing iv used so far ( i got the tip from a friend that has a 1969 MM... the coolest thing iv ever seen)

 

[Aussie Mark]

i got the tip from a friend that has a 1969 MM...

'69? Hmmm.

 

[jubjub721]

at leasst i think it was 69
it wasnt a stingray obviously

 

[Aussie Mark]

at leasst i think it was 69
it wasnt a stingray obviously

Good point. It might not even be a MM! What do other people think?

 

[jubjub721]

hmmmm
thiswas like as of a year ago
and he had priced it at like 4000 dollars
like i said i think it was a 69

 

[Aussie Mark]

You do realise that Musicman commenced production in 1976 don't you?

 

[bovinehost]

Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to bring that up?

 

[jubjub721]

yeah
it was prolly 79
it was one of the 9's

 

[fifthorange]

how often should you use lemon oil not only for the neck but also for the fingerboard?

 

[jubjub721]

i do it evertime i change my strings
and once in between string changes
(dont change my strings that much)

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>how often should you use lemon oil not only for the neck but also for the fingerboard?

Be careful there guys!

My understanding is that it should only be applied to a Rosewood fret board (as opposed to Maple) and not to the back of the neck.

With the Rose board, I believe it should only be applied sparingly as liberal amounts, applied too often, can lift the frets.

I use it once or twice a year at string change time.

Anyone....?????

 

[fifthorange]

what about for maple