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Location: northern virginia | Let's hear em...I've been using Kyser Stringfellow lem-oil, and while nice, it seems to not last very long. Anyone have any favorites that bring up rosewood and ebony boards? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Kroger Mineral Oil |
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Location: Flahdaw | I thought this was a funny line on the Fret Dr page...
"Skin or Nose oils contain dirt, skin fragments, salt, bacteria and God only knows what else."
What? Does he think we all pick our nose while we play? (yeah, okay, Weaser does but who else?) |
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Location: Michigan | I just use mineral oil...am I missing something? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yup, mineral oil. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | cvs mineral oil once a year when the heat goes on. |
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | I've never tried mineral oil... does it leave any kind of residue. String issues? |
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| Speaking as a woodworker for the past 20+ years, mineral oil does not penetrate into the wood cells very deeply, i.e. it's not a "restorative" oil. Most of it stays on the surface, thus providing a sheen that makes it appear as if the wood is wet without actually doing anything about deep wood dryness. It can clog up the wound strings if you don't wipe off the excess. YMMV. |
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Location: Tennessee | I'll bet you use the high mileage stuff on a few of your gits. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I've had good luck with it ... On my ebony fret boards I can see the wood swell and cracks close with the addition of mineral oil. Of course, others may disagree ... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Orange Glo for cleaning, then linseed oil. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Which of all these is synthetic???
We should be goin' "green" ya know. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by bvince:
Orange Glo for cleaning, then linseed oil. Vince,
Avoid the linseed oil. |
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Location: Indiana | American Fare (Walmart)
Extra Heavy Mineral Oil/Intestinal Lubricant
Three bucks gets you a lifetime supply of conditioned fretboards and relief from occasional irregularity. Such a deal. |
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Location: SoCal | Intestinal Lubricant????? |
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Location: Indiana | Mineral Oil = Baby laxative. I thought you PI's knew everything.
You were expecting me to say Armor All I bet... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Mineral Oil is also adult laxative. Also my wife uses it on her chopping block |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Intestinal Lubricant????? Anything from Taco Bell |
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Location: SF Bay area, California | Originally posted by Beal:
Castrol GTX 10/30 Not good old Castrol R bean oil? For the racetrack smell...
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Originally posted by an4340:
Mineral Oil is also adult laxative. Also my wife uses it on her chopping block You DON'T want to know what the first thought that went through my mind was!!! |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by G8r:
Speaking as a woodworker for the past 20+ years, mineral oil does not penetrate into the wood cells very deeply, i.e. it's not a "restorative" oil. Most of it stays on the surface, thus providing a sheen that makes it appear as if the wood is wet without actually doing anything about deep wood dryness. It can clog up the wound strings if you don't wipe off the excess. YMMV. Do you really want deep penetration? I've heard stories about over-moisturizing that leads to frets dislodging. I've never had it happen to me.
I used to use Gerlitz Guitar Honey, but it's almost out now.
I plan on finding some beeswax to use in conjunction with mineral oil going forward. |
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| Originally posted by Damon67:
Do you really want deep penetration? I've heard stories about over-moisturizing that leads to frets dislodging. I've never had it happen to me. Not saying you're wrong, but that seems counter-intuitive to me. When wood dries, lateral shrinkage is more than transverse shrinkage (I WAS IN THE POOL!), so I would think the fret slot would widen in that case, making the fretwire more prone to pop out. Moisturizing makes the wood swell, which would close the slot gap, holding the fretwire more tightly. |
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Location: Jet City | Heck, I don't know if I'm wrong or right Serge. It's just something I've heard. Maybe it's the oil and not so much lateral or transverse shrinkage that leads it to popping out.
Or maybe the source is just full of shit. |
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Location: northern virginia | I just finally got and tried the Dunlop 02 'fingerboard deep conditioner' - this the brown bottle with "02" on the label, and not the '65 ultimate lemon oil stuff - and it so far seems to have a much more significant and longer lasting effect in comparison to the Kyser Dr. stringfellow lem-oil I've been using. |
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Location: Derry NH | Old English Lemon Oil.
afterwards, i play just like clapton. |
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Favorite fretboard oil/conditioner?