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Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-07-09 2:51 AM (#31294)
Subject: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		The 'Subject Line' sez it all, but I will ramble-on anyway...

I got this FINE S771-4! I find it hard to believe that this is a "Budget" guitar.
Since it has no finish to speak of, this has a Really Nice, Clear Voice.
I sounds wonderful, has an almost-antique OP-24+ Pre-amp, and I got a great deal on it...
What more could I ask for? :eek: :D

Anyway, are there any special care tips for Satin tops that those of you with more experience could give me?

It has a little mark from where you put your pinkie to brace your hand when picking...
Which isn't mine, cuz I rarely do that.
Also there is a mark where I rest my arm... Which probably IS from me.
When I say "mark" I mean a slightly shiny spot.

Not that I am overly concerned about this. I was just wondering about any wisdom that could be shared.
I do wipe all my guitars off before I put them away...
and often when I am Not putting them away and just putting them in the stand.

Just so y'all know which little darling I am talking about... :cool:
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Captain Lovehandles
Posted 2008-07-09 5:27 AM (#31295 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?



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Location: GA USA		Mine got the shiny arm spot too. I just didn't worry about it. I took it for what it was and accepted it was coming. I really liked that guitar.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2008-07-09 3:29 PM (#31296 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?



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Location: Tennessee		You can polish out a satin top. Just takes a lot of rubbing. That's what's happening with your arm and the previous owners pinky.
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schroeder
Posted 2008-07-09 5:43 PM (#31297 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?


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The satin neck on my ute is now a high gloss just from playing. But it doesn't have that high gloss feel to it, which makes it perfect.
it looks odd - the back of the headstock and the heel are still satin with a shiny neck between.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-07-09 6:05 PM (#31298 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?



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Originally posted by stonebobbo:
You can polish out a satin top. Just takes a lot of rubbing.
Nice Thought... I'll pass on that one.
I figure that it oughta age well...
My friend Tom told me to be real careful about pick-tracks. He has a satin Seagull with some wear (apparently).

So... This is basically bare wood, huh? Or is there some kind of finish on there, besides "wood sealer"?

Like, Do I have to be careful about using wet rags, soap, Windex, 409, Old English (800) or whatever to clean it?
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Erniewan
Posted 2008-07-09 6:08 PM (#31299 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?


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Location: Rocky River, Ohio		I know that the Ovation factory uses Dunlop 65 polish and cleaner on the satin tops.

I asked John Budny about what to use on my satin cedar balladeers.

It works great for regular maintenance.

Ernie
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-07-09 6:26 PM (#31300 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?


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Location: Boise, Idaho		My Ute's the same, Schroeder. I figured the prior owner had the neck glossed, but not the headstock and heel.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2008-07-09 7:08 PM (#31301 - in reply to #31294)
Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Satin Finish Tops?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Like, Do I have to be careful about using wet rags, soap, Windex, 409, Old English (800) or whatever to clean it?
Ya don't use ANYTHING with ammonia in it!

;)
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