Olive oils on a 1976 Ser I

[Bradley Young]

I always oil with the tears of my vanquished enemies.
 
muhahahahahaha.

[mele_aloha]

I've found through the years that if I use to much or to heavy of any oil especially on my fingerboard it can clog my strings and takes the brightness out of them.  
 
Has anybody experienced that?
 
Paul

[adriaan]

You should apply oil in small quantities, never soak the fingerboard - that can actually harm the fingerboard.

[jacko]

paul.
The general consensus on this forum has been to put the old strings back on after oiling the fingerboard and play with them for a week or so to pick up the loose residues. Then change the strings.
 
Graeme

[mele_aloha]

Excellent Jacko,
 
Thanks for the secret. Have you heard about boiling the strings where it not only cleans them but brings them back to life?
 
Actually I'm watching Emerill Live right now so maybe I'm watching to much cooking channel, haha!!!
 
P

[white_cloud]

Hey Paul, I have been boiling my strings for 20 years. It really gives them that brand  new crisp lively sound, but only for a relatively short time! They also taste great with spaghetti sauce  John.

[adriaan]

Boiled strings also lose the ability to produce a steady pitch - they kind of go out of focus. Then again, I never really noticed that before I got my first Alembic!

[cozmik_cowboy]

I once read an interview with Harvey Brooks in which he said that he hated the sound of new strings, so he'd play them until they broke - then he'd rub the new ones with barbeque sauce.  Yummy!
 
Peter