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Post subject: Caring for a Rosewood Fretboard
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:09 am
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I have ordered Fender Fretboard Conditioner for my '62V Re-issue Precision Bass with a Rosewood Fretboard. Not having done this before, I am looking for instructions on how-to condition the fretboard w/o getting any residue on the strings. I see from other posts that the time to do this is when changing strings - but I assume only changing 1-string at-a-time, so I conclude you have to do the fretboard bit-by-bit as you change the strings? Any help would be appreciated.


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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:26 am
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Change all of the strings together, unless of a break, remove them all, clean the fretboard then put new strings back on.

btw, I think mineral oil does the trick just fine.


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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:35 am
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I got one of those Dunlop kits and that works quite well.

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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:44 am
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I use Gerlitz Guitar Honey and take all 6 strings off at once.

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I like the Ernie Ball Fretboard wipes...

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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:27 pm
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You can carefully condition the fretboard a bit at a time, but if oyu only change one or 2 strings at a time, and want to avoid getting the conditioner on the strings you will have to wait for it to completely dry before putting on the new strings, and moving on to the next.

I strongly suggest you take off all the strings to do the conditioning. this doesn't need to be done often. Where I live the change between seasons is very drastic. winters are cold and dry, and much colder than anywhere in the states. So I do a full set up 2 times a year. it is during the full set up that I condition the fretboard. You may live in a climate with less extreme winters, so you might only need to do this one time a year.

but 1 or 2 full set ups a year should be adequate for maintaining your guitar,
and enough fretboard conditioning. You shouldn't need to condition the fretboard more often, as long as you keep it clean.

Ps. most fretboard conditioners are made from mineral oil (bore oil, lemon oil, etc,) don't use the lemon oil that is for cooking, it is a different animal from the one you get in the guitar or hardware store.

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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:00 pm
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With my Strat I take off all the strings and give it a good conditioning. The Stagemaster has a Floyd Rose and I was told that you should change the strings one at a time and never remove all at once so it doesn't get a good conditioning. I tie the whammy bar down to slacken the strings then do the fretboard as best I can. If I know I'm going to change the strings the next day anyway I do a better job and don't worry about the strings.


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