I've been asked a thousand times about fingerboard care so I thought I would start a "tip of the day thing here and see how it goes. First tip "Fingerboard Care". There are just a couple of wood species that pretty much all guitar companies use for their fingerboards. These would be maple
, ebony
, and rosewood.
Ebony, rosewood and torified aka baked maple are almost always unfinished and require some ...care when cleaning them. I use either Simple Green or Murphy's Oil Soap if the fingerboard is REALLY dirty. Spray a small amount directly onto the wood and scrub gently with a soft brush. Wipe clean with a clean cotton cloth and allow it to air dry for a few minutes. Lastly, put a few drops of good Linseed oil on the board and buff it in good rubbing out the excess in the process, here's a link to the website where I purchase mine.www.stewmac.com Regular maple and rosewood on some high-end guitars are lacquered. These are far easier to clean as you can just take a clean rag and lightly wet it with Simple Green and rub it down. With most of these having a poly finish you can finish them off with a little high quality car polish. The board will look like a mirror and the frets will shine like diamonds. As far as oils go I don't use Lemon oil. It is nothing more than a mild cleaner- it does nothing at all to protect the wood. Lastly NEVER use steel wool on the fingerboard. You can buff the fret wire with some OOOO steel wool and it will make them smooth as glass but always protect the wood with masking tape. You don't need to tape off the whole board. Just tear off 2 pieces and walk them down the board as you polish each fret.
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