Unfinished neck

[coldsummer]

The neck on my new Silo is very different compared to all my other/previous EBMM's. It has a lighter appearance and feels 'drier' to the touch, almost like an unfinished neck would be. Can anyone recommend the best place to buy the oil/wax in the UK? I've never treated any of the necks on my other balls, how often should they be done? I suppose it would depend on the usage as much as anything else?

 

[Barny]

The neck on my new Silo is very different compared to all my other/previous EBMM's. It has a lighter appearance and feels 'drier' to the touch, almost like an unfinished neck would be. Can anyone recommend the best place to buy the oil/wax in the UK? I've never treated any of the necks on my other balls, how often should they be done? I suppose it would depend on the usage as much as anything else?

You can get birchwood casey products in the uk online, just google it, its what MM use, it is pretty cheap and the bottle of oil and wax I bought have lasted me years and there is still plenty left!!

I only ever treat mine once every year or two depending on what the weather has done to the necks, but i always use lemon oil to clean my necks and fingerboards whenever i change the strings so i think this helps cut down the frequency i need to re-apply the oil/wax.

 

[look_at_her]

The neck on my new Silo is very different compared to all my other/previous EBMM's. It has a lighter appearance and feels 'drier' to the touch, almost like an unfinished neck would be. Can anyone recommend the best place to buy the oil/wax in the UK? I've never treated any of the necks on my other balls, how often should they be done? I suppose it would depend on the usage as much as anything else?

Here ya go ,Sir:
Birchwood Casey Tru Oil Stock Finish 3oz Liquid for Shotgun/Rifle/Air Gun | eBay

They also have wax.
Regards

 

[coldsummer]

Thanks Guys, I'll put an order in!

Edit - Just ordered, looks like I'll be oiling and waxing my balls soon!

 

[acwild]

Here's the EBMM video for non-glossed neck care.

Caring for your Music Man neck & Fretboard - YouTube

 

[Mark Perillo]

Thanks for the welcome... I am doing a new neck on a strat DIY build so i just wanted to wait until it cured since I am probably going to nitro the headstock.. But that won't probably be for a few more days...

Since I have had my EBMM EVH finished necks are just not as good for me.. ;-)

Hi Mark

Welcome to the forum.
Initially you just wipe the Birchwood Casey gun stock oil on, then wipe off straight away.
Don't let it sit because it will go all gloopy,

Then you can go straight onto the wax and apply it the same way as the oil.

Buff off then you are ready to go.

It's all done in a couple of minutes.

 

[Mark Perillo]

I've been reading a bunch of stuff online about Birchwood Casey Wax having silicone and that seems to be a no no.. My EBMM EVH seems to be fine in the last 20 or so years without me really doing very much to it...

I have the Birchwood Casey Wx as well, but I also ordered this:

Three BEEautiful Bees Original Beeswax Polish, 4 oz

 

[DrKev]

Hi Mark and welcome to the forum!

Birchwood Casey Tru-oil and gunstock wax are the products that Music Man recommends. There is no problem using them, the silicon present is not a problem. Equally, any high quality gunstock oil and wax will do the job.

 

[uOpt]

Here's the EBMM video for non-glossed neck care.

Caring for your Music Man neck & Fretboard - YouTube

Woah, sanding it every time you want to clean?

Which grid sandpaper is the second one? 600 and then 1000, 2000? Isn't clear from the audio.

 

[guitarp77]

Unfinished necks are the best. You really connect with them on a spiritual level...the wood just speaks...

 

[acwild]

Woah, sanding it every time you want to clean?

Which grid sandpaper is the second one? 600 and then 1000, 2000? Isn't clear from the audio.

That's what I was thinking too. Eventually, one would think your neck would become a toothpick.

 

[Luck]

Woah, sanding it every time you want to clean?

Which grid sandpaper is the second one? 600 and then 1000, 2000? Isn't clear from the audio.

They blend it in about 0:51 in the video, 600 and 1000 grid. Funny that I as a German understand it clearly from the audio
I do it every other 6 months, it would take centuries to get a toothpick

 

[acwild]

I do it every other 6 months, it would take centuries to get a toothpick

I plan on living that long.

 

[uOpt]

I'm not convinced.

The way that Music Man applies Tru Oil it doesn't penetrate very deeply into the wood either. So now we are supposed to first sand, and then apply only wax - with no refreshing the tru oil first. So the tru oil would be gone pretty soon, leaving wood only protected by the wax.

Also, going 600 to 1000 doesn't sound like worth doing two steps. You sure it doesn't say "2000"?