Stupid Question of the Day....Duh!

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:55 pm

I have always used lemon oil on my rosewood fretboards...
Have always removed the strings...

Can I leave the strings on and just make sure I wipe everything
down really well?

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Blainy · Post by **Blainy** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:08 pm

I wouldn't have thought so. Getting oil on the strings wouldn't be the best idea and you can't work on any sh*t very easily.

In any case, my understanding is that the 'board should be oiled maybe twice a year, and you really should be changing strings more frequently than that.

a.hun · Post by **a.hun** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:21 pm

Don't oil the strings, remove 'em!

Wouldn't overdo it with the board oil either. If mine are looking fine (ie not dry) I'll not be doing them more than once a year, if that often.

Only if buying a new Gibson would I expect to have to do it more often. (No

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notagain · Post by **notagain** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:27 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Blainy
 I wouldn't have thought so. Getting oil on the strings wouldn't be the best idea and you can't work on any sh*t very easily.

In any case, my understanding is that the 'board should be oiled maybe twice a year, and you really should be changing strings more frequently than that.
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True I change stings very often. I was looking for a lazy way out,
found some into on the web that said, go ahead, just wipe the strings down really well...I think I may need to do it the way I always have.
thanks for the answers so far!

Knuckle Bones · Post by **Knuckle Bones** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:12 pm

I've never done anything but wiped my down with a dry, cotton cloth...never used any type of oil or anything on any of my guitars. None have any problems. Maybe I'm just lucky?

Post by **bclaire** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:20 pm

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend leaving the strings on. When I use lemon oil (once a year at most) I clean the fingerboard well (usually with naptha), apply the lemon oil, let it soak a bit, and then wipe off.

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:27 pm

thanks to all...that's what I have always done and figured was correct.
You all Rock and I am so glad to be on the forum!

Neiloler · Post by **Neiloler** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:49 am

I just save the fretboard oiling for when I'm looking to change strings. But it looks like you've got it taken care of. So I'll wish you a wonderful weekend and many thanks to you for your friendship and kindness!

ESBlonde · Post by **ESBlonde** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:18 am

The main reason for fretboard oiling is to prevent the wood drying out and cracking when it's being refretted. If you want it to come back full of filler where it splinterred as the old frets were removed, then don't maintain the finger board, otherwise enough lemon oil or bore oil as required depending on your local climate and amount of playing, about once a year seems 'normal' but YMMV. Well maintained fingerboards just feel so muck better to me anyhow.

nguideau · Post by **nguideau** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:41 pm

Somewhat relevant... I tried that Gerlitz Guitar Honey about a year ago on my acoustic and SG (both roseweood boards). Very good product. It cleans and moisturizes the fretboard all in one step.

It really depends on a number of things. I don't have very oily hands, so my fingerboards stay pretty clean. If you have really oily/sweaty hands, or play in lots of really smoky environments, you'll probably still want to use naptha to clean before you apply something to moisturize the board.

Knuckle Bones · Post by **Knuckle Bones** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:55 pm

maybe I should oil mine I guess. My Strat is about 24 years over due!

Companyman · Post by **Companyman** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:07 pm

Hey NotAgain , how goes it ? You live in Arizona if I'm not mistaken . Very dry, and I would imagine you might want to oil your fret board more often than most ! I moved to Colorado from Maryland recently and all of my guitars have been drying out and generally behaving strangely due to radical climate change . I have been here for over 6 months and I still need to oil my boards with every string change ! I'm hoping that they will acclimate to the dryness at some point ! You buy and sell guitars quite a bit from what I gather , and perhaps the warehouse from which they came has a very different climate !

ssbmon396 · Post by **ssbmon396** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:39 pm

Do maple boards require a yearly oiling as well?

wkturn2008 · Post by **wkturn2008** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:14 am

hey Mark how ya been?

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:54 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by wkturn2008
 hey Mark how ya been?
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I've been doing pretty good Will.
Sorry to hear about your current
situation. I posted on your thread.
Take good care and be careful out there!
mark

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