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Location: Tennessee | It's like manna from Heaven, CR. And sittin' in a church would probably do you some good. ;) |
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Location: Jet City | FWIW, I wouldn't use lemon oil on any of my fretboards.
Stick with mineral oil, or use Gerlitz Guitar Honey (mineral oil based) |
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Location: Jet City | Works great on keeping your wood cutting boards healthy too. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Wait, Mike, did you get rid of your 08C? Not seeing it in your sig... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Good Eye, Good Eye... :rolleyes:
Onward and Upward! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's like manna from Heaven, CR. And sittin' in a church would probably do you some good. ;) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by dvd:
Wait, Mike, did you get rid of your 08C? Not seeing it in your sig... Burt offering? Did you do a Hendrix? :eek: |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Naw, it's still living and still in the OFC...to remain anonymous |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Damon67:
FWIW, I wouldn't use lemon oil on any of my fretboards.
Stick with mineral oil Damon,
Man, you just jolted the hell out of me! I bet I've suggested lemon oil at least three or fours times here. That's what I used on my first two gits but ever since have used mineral oil.
Day-um, I must be coming down with CRS! My bad... 
My apologies to those that took me at my word. Lemon oil will not harm the fretboard, but mineral oil is the recommended and preferred application. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Here we go again!
What ****EXACTLY*** do Ovation use in the factory? If Mineral Oil then what brand etc? Ta. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | mineral oil; cheapest is OK: mineral oil should be 100%
Some guitar stores sell a brand (pick one) of Fretboard oil or Fretboard conditioner: these work well and are basicilly mineral oil: you'll pay more for these..
As far as what brand the factory uses, I have no idea...Stewart Macdonald (StewMac.com) has (or used to have) some at a fair price.
Color Tone Fretboard Oil |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | dweezil, you have to get past this. If the factory thought that a particular brand of mineral oil was important, someone would have told us to use a certain brand. Kaman probably would have distributed it under its brand and sold it to us or worked out some deal where they made money by recommending a particular brand. Mineral oil must be pretty generic. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Dweez, just cruise on down to your local drug store and surf the laxative aisle. You can get a pint of 100% mineral oil (sold as an intestinal lubricant) for super-cheap. Like $2. This is what Kim Keller recommended at his "Care and Feeding" seminar at the factory tour last year. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | For the Musician on the go... |
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Location: Nashville TN. | sweet |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Here in the UK we just dont'; have the same access to this type of stuff you do.
A search for mineral oil throws up 1000s of different types etc.
Now some are still adamant that lemon oil is good enuff others say NO.
I really wish someone from Ovation will clearly state what is the stuff to use and preferably not just say mineral oil, WHAT mineral oil, there are 1000s of minerals. I'm confused... |
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