Cleaning Those Hard To Reach Places |
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Cleaning Those Hard To Reach Places |
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Oct 30 2007, 12:20 AM |
Sometimes when I change strings I also oil the fret board and clean the frets. Once in a while I take the bridge a part and clean everything.
I don't care about dirty strings... I just try to avoid licking my fingers after I've played. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 30 2007, 04:46 AM
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you use tampons
(haha, no seriously, ever seen tv program Top Gear?) |
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Oct 31 2007, 09:03 AM |
hehe then what about using baby wipes?
-------------------- Equipment: Classical/Jazz hybrid guitar. blunt/black humor.
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Nov 3 2007, 07:09 PM |
Gibson still use nitrocellulose for the finish on the majority of their guitars. Nitrocellulose isn't supposed to affect the tone. it lets the wood breathe as its semi-porous and it 'ages' nicely. I think Fender still use it or their high end Custom Shops. I think I'm right in saying that Epiphones are not nitrocellulose finished.
Most mass production guitar makers use polyurethane or polyester. They're both harder wearing and cheaper then nitro (polyester being the cheaper of the two). Both are also supposed to seal the wood - they're not porous. Polyurethane finishes can be really good if applied reasonably thinly. Too thick and it's like dumping your guitar in liquid plastic - once it's set guess what you'll hear most. Polyester tends to be used a lot more on the 'cheaper' end as it's easier and faster to spray on. Whilst poly finishes will retain their original colour etc better then nitro (nitro ages) poly finishes are much harder to repair if damaged. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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