Fretboard oiling thoughts

[keith_h]

Another one here that just takes the strings off to clean and oil the fingerboard. I've never had any problems with neck adjustments changing.
 
Keith

[sonicus]

I am very careful regarding too much truss rod adjustment. When I change strings is usually when I do my lemon oil fret board treatment. I have never had a problem with an over reaction from the lack of reciprocal string tension during the absence of strings on the instrument. In fact I prefer to leave the strings off for a few days, generally about 72 hours . If it appears that a truss rod adjustment may be justifiable I often loosen all the strings for 72 hours as well before I tighten the truss rod. Most of the time that really works for me . Less is more is often my approach regarding truss rod adjustments . When I actually do a truss rod tightening I do no more then a quarter of a turn at a time and wait 72 hours for the reaction .  
 
Wolf

[bigredbass]

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I actually prefer '4 out of 5 doctors . . .  Void Where Prohibited By Law covers a lot of ground. But then, there's always First Pull Up, Then Pull Down.  And the ever popular Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside the Car at All Times.  When I was dating, Must Be THIS Tall to Ride . . . . was a necessity.  Carbon Monoxide May Be Present makes me nervous . . . . and an absolute instant guage of character: Only a Gibson is Good Enough.  Tragic.
 
Joey

[sonofa_lembic]

Three words: Thompson's Water Seal.  If anyone has the old original oil based formula, (NOT the new water based one), you have the best protection for a fingerboard ever.  Probably a toxic mess, but man, one treatment with that stuff, and your fingerboard is highly unlikely to check.

[sonicus]

I pose this question ;  
On a fingerboard that is of the unfinished variety , is it prudent to treat the fingerboard with protection such as lemon oil that will let the fingerboard breathe rather then sealing it ?
 
       I have a few fretless necks that have been professionally finished  epoxy coating like , but they were treated first for the conversion .  
 
Wolf

[elwoodblue]

Daly's SeaFin was my goto gloss as a carpenter.
 
For Wolf's question,Stability is the goal,so whatever can keep that boat floating  
The best method for one piece of wood in a certain environment might not hold if factors change
(ever bought a green acoustic from overseas?).
 Does the Fog in SF keep things humid down there?

[sonicus]

Thanks for the response Elwoodblue !  I like that name  SeaFin !  Yes , I keep a dehumidifier in my Studio , in fact it is running as I type this ! It is truly amazing how much moisture it collects . I certainly keep an eye on my  certified hygrometer daily. I love to watch gauges it seems ,  ( this all started still as a child ) it keeps the boat a float ,  so to speak  
Thank you very much  .

[smuprof]

I built and maintained television transmitters for years so I've had my share of chemical, x-ray and radiation exposure, but parts of this thread reminded me of a favorite from Dire Straits . . .  
 
Doctor Parkinson declared I'm not surprised to see you here
You've got smokers cough from smoking, brewer's droop from drinking beer
I don't know how you came to get the Betty Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease

[sonicus]

I am sure that the RF radiation from the Varian Klystron tubes in the UHF transmitters  in my transmitter room day have not been the best medicine for me  either .   Industrial Disease brothers we are !

[smuprof]

Wolf!  I knew there was a reason I liked you!  Red Varian Klystrons - 5 feet of high voltage vapor-cooled particle accelerator capable of turning 30 watts into 60,000 watts with a bandwidth of 4.5 MHz.  Talk about overdrive . . . and our job was to make it linear with no distortion  
 
I wonder if there are any other television jockeys in the Alembic circle?  You know Ron cut his teeth on transmitters in the Mid-west before joining Ampex as a design engineer?

[sonicus]

I have always enjoyed listening to and conversing with Ron on anyone of the many subjects that he is so incredibly well versed in .The broadcast background was mentioned a few years ago at an Alembic Gathering.  Those are always most enjoyable !  
 
    Wolf