Author Topic: Lemon oil for rosewood fingerboards?  (Read 71 times)

fmm

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Lemon oil for rosewood fingerboards?
« on: December 26, 2007, 09:40:11 AM »
Is this a good idea?  I'm planning on doing a major bass & guitar maintenance day on January 1st.
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Lemon oil for rosewood fingerboards?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2007, 11:45:28 AM »
I've heard that bore oil for clarinets is a better choice.

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Lemon oil for rosewood fingerboards?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2007, 04:45:14 PM »
I use lemon oil on both ebony and rosewood fingerboards.  Personally I'd stay away from bore oil.  Mica says lemon, and the other sounds boring.
 
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