Before I do the wrong thing...

[craigb]

I'm going to change the sttrings on my Dot this weekend and while the strings are off I want to oil the fretboard.

The music shop didn't have (an no longer stock apparently :rolleyes: ) any lemon oil which is what I wanted to use.

Paul's hardware had some of Gilly Stephens orange oil so I thought I'd use that.

Is this o.k.? Obviously I don't want to stuff up the fretboard.

TIA
Craig

[Paul B]

Does it contain silicone oil? Don't use anything on a guitar that has silicone oil in it, EVER.

Not only will a repairman not be able to fix it in future, it'll contaminate his shop and cause him all sorts of grief. That stuff gets everywhere, and where it goes glue don't stick.

[craigb]

No the web site says "contains no silicone".

Also non toxic. Actually the bottle says it's ideal for chopping boards.

[Zed]

whats a Dot ?

[Felder]

whats a Dot ?

I was thinking the same, but didn't want to ask.

Whatever it is, it looks as though Craig can now use it for chopping his onions on, as well as whatever its original use was.:rolleyes:

[silentC]

My fretboard is oiled with blood, sweat and tears, man :cool:

[craigb]

This is a Dot :)

No chopping onions on this one. :p

[craigb]

My fretboard is oiled with blood, sweat and tears, man :cool:

But you're a drummer ?? :confused:

[silentC]

It's not mutually exclusive, you know!

I mean, it's like the time I walked into a shop and asked for a set of Ernie Ball Extra Slinkys with the wound G string. The guy looked at me and said "Are you a drummer".

I said, "Yeah. What's the problem. Does it surprise you that a drummer can play a guitar? Do you just assume we are all meatheads?"

"Well, no, but this is a fish and chip shop"

Boom tish...

[craigb]

:D :D

I like it.

[Felder]

This is a Dot :)

I've got a Dot, but it doesn't look anything like that.

At least I don't think it does....I've been sitting on it for a while now.:D


Oops....wrong thread.:o

[bennylaird]

I've got a Dot, but it doesn't look anything like that.

At least I don't think it does....I've been sitting on it for a while now.:D


Oops....wrong thread.:o


SMAAAACKKKKKKKK!!!!! Now behave and go sit in the corner:mad: :mad: :mad: :p

[Paul B]

Well if it has no silicone oil in it, it'd probably be ok.

But do you really want to experiment on such a nice guitar?

[kiwigeo]

Im with Paul....use the lemon oil.

[old_picker]

Have heard lemon oil is acidic and not good for for fret boards.
Is that BS??

[Jackspira]

I've used coconut oil thinned with eucalyptus oil in the past, nothing bad happened.

[craigb]

Well I've gone to Wikipedia and orange oil is just ane essential citrus oil derived from, guess what, oranges. D. Limoni is the oil apparently. If you distill D limoni you get just plain old limoni which I suspect is what lemon oil is.

I've tried the orange oil on a piece of raw aussie cedar. It didn't seem to do anything bad to it so I reckon that it's pretty safe to use on the rosewood fretboard of my Dot.

Thanks for the feedback.

[kiwigeo]

Have heard lemon oil is acidic and not good for for fret boards.
Is that BS??

Interesting question, youd assume it would be a bit acidic but its recommended by alot of proffessional luthiers I know.

[gratay]

I don't put it on maple fingerboards .....just in case the acidic nature of lemon does strange things to the finish....
but rosewood and ebony boards i use it on.
lemoil is a good one...australian product made by
http://www.bme.com.au/

.....seems to work better than some of the other lemon oils

[contrebasse]

Orange oil is used by my geologist friend as a paint stripper and to clean up oil spills. I wouldn't let it near any instrument finish.

I use olive oil on my double bass fingerboard.

[craigb]

Nothing like putting paint stripper on your chopping board eh? :rolleyes:

Actually, I put some on my fingerboard and bugger me, the neck melted. :eek:

Guess I won't do that again.

[JupiterCreek]

I use Snarling Dogs orange oil. Works well and as a bonus smells like Southern Comfort!

[kiwigeo]

Orange oil is used by my geologist friend as a paint stripper and to clean up oil spills. I wouldn't let it near any instrument finish.

I use olive oil on my double bass fingerboard.

If using olive oil make sure its 100% pure. I use the stuff for french polishing and if there are any additives in the stuff it can cause all sorts of problems.

[kiwigeo]

I use Snarling Dogs orange oil. Works well and as a bonus smells like Southern Comfort!

Hey there Rob,

Havent seen any posts from you for a while. You been busy in the workshop?

Cheers Martin

[JupiterCreek]

Hi Martin

I've been working on a few other projects for the past few weeks. My wife's been working with photolabs and post-processing both in her work and as something she does at home, her hours at work have recently been cut back so she's now setting up to do more work at home... some for her current employer and some independently... DebbieDoesDigitalInAdelaide.com is the website! It's all good.

The past week I've been helping Craig and Brian close up GuitarWorks in Gilles Street. It's the same old story... the landlord, the phone company and the insurance company do better out of it then he does, so Craig's going to do guitar tech work from home. I took a week's annual leave this week to help the guys tidy up and clear out the sale stock... kind of a sad occasion but I'm happy to be lending a hand to help a couple of good mates, and to me that's part of what the cameraderie of the music scene is all about. The wheels fell off that when I caught the flu midweek and I've been in bed since Thursday feeling sorry for myself!

The third leg of the treble is I've been helping Adelaide muso Nick Cawthorne (Bluegrass Junction, etc.) set up a website for his new venture offering vintage and collectable guitars, basses, amps, effects and Paige capos. The website will be up and running over the next few weeks. Look for some very nice guitar- on TwangCentral.com coming to a PC near you!

And now I'm about a month behind in filling orders for instruments... but it's all good mate! :-)

[contrebasse]

If using olive oil make sure its 100% pure. I use the stuff for french polishing and if there are any additives in the stuff it can cause all sorts of problems.

What sort of additives are found in olive oil? I just use what I put on salads. as far as i know its virgin pure ...

what sort of problems?

[kiwigeo]

What sort of additives are found in olive oil? I just use what I put on salads. as far as i know its virgin pure ...

what sort of problems?

Preservatives sometimes added....

Just check its pure virgin oil and check for additives..should be annotated on the label. Problems with additives.....some olive oils can leave behind a sticky residue.