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[Psycho Ward]

It's easy to do, just take the strings loose from the tuners, you don't have to pull them off the bridge. A very little bit of lemon oil goes a long way! wipe off the excess, put the strings back on the tuners and play. Or, do this the next time you change strings, do it then. I guess I do this once a year, it's not a big job and it will keep your fretboard health for a very long time.

Do a search here, plenty of info on MM upkeep.

 

[screaminhugger]

cool, i will get some soon. this time of year is murder on wood around here. the heat is sooo dry. I keep my taylor acoustic in a case with two humidifiers. I had a Martin come apart on me, so I learned the hard way about dry heat and guitars...Never thought about my basses though. Thanks, this is good info.

james

 

[prickly_pete]

The lemon oil needs to have naptha in it so that it will soak into the wood. I've had good luck with kyser Lem-Oil on rosewood fingerboards:

http://www.kysermusical.com/product.php?productid=16151&cat=253&page=1

 

[Dr Stankface]

+1 on the lemon oil. I've been using the same bottle of Formby's Lemon Oil for 2 years now. Use it very lightly every month or so. Not only does it keep the fretboard moisturized, it makes it smell good too.

No. Don't ask me why i'm smelling my fretboard.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Stanky, why are you sniffing your fretboard?

 

[Dr Stankface]

Why are you taking near naked pictures with your bass?

 

[Psycho Ward]

Why are you taking near naked pictures with your bass?

Ok, fair enough and I'll confess to sniffing a few fretboards too.

 

[Dr Stankface]

You're a sick, sick man.

 

[SteveB]

You're OK Stank, unless you catch yourself smelling pictures of Chuck posing nude with his Bongo.

 

[tkarter]

A little lemon oil goes a long way. Don't make it look like a chevy leaking oil.


tk

 

[Bill]

I had a Martin come apart on me, so I learned the hard way about dry heat and guitars...