kingbeeinflorida Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Hello Everyone, Since my Traditional is my first guitar with a rosewood fret board, my question is, can regular lemon oil be used to treat it? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeds Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 That is usually the go to treatment. If you really want to play it safe buy "Luthier's Choice" fretboard conditioner manufactured by Gibson. I just got some yesterday at my local guitar shop. Funny, it sure looks and smells like lemon oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Are Nine got me on Fret Doctor. Read the article in its entirety. Then do a search on the web. You'll find positives and negatives about every product out there (including lemon oil), but both of us have never seen one negative comment about Fret Doctor. Are Nine took some before and after pictures, which can be found here. Ed Boyle really knows his stuff. Email him (ewboyle@rcn.com). He'll be happy to talk with you. I actually talk with him on a near daily basis now (we're talking about education these days). Ed recommends using your finger when you put it on. I recently put it on every guitar I own. The ebony boards on my Sonex and Taylor really suck it in. The rosewood on the Les Pauls and Strat darkened up nicely. It really works great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 That is usually the go to treatment. If you really want to play it safe buy "Luthier's Choice" fretboard conditioner manufactured by Gibson. I just got some yesterday at my local guitar shop. Funny' date=' it sure looks and smells like lemon oil. [/quote'] +1 Good stuff. Been using it for years (same bottle). A little goes a long way - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Fret Doctor's the best, no doubt. Ed recommends using your finger when you put it on. Is that what you did? I just applied some today and I couldn't get every part of the fretboard. I mean the part directly under the nut and a thin strip beside each fret. Q Tips all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rax Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Are Nine got me on Fret Doctor. Read the article in its entirety. Thanks for the info although I had never really thought about it, I've always used lemon oil and have no complaints up till now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 A little Old English every now and then is all I use. Seems to work fine for me so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madguitarist78 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 =;/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Is that what you did? I just applied some today and I couldn't get every part of the fretboard. I mean the part directly under the nut and a thin strip beside each fret. Q Tips all the way. Yep. His wording was something like "it's expensive stuff, why waste it?" Q tips are fine for the hard to reach places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 i scrape mine down with a cloth and use fast fret whenever it feels dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Recently I read in Dan Erlewine's book that he recommends Raw Linseed Oil for Rosewood and Ebony fretboards, not to be mistaken for boiled linseed oil. Anyone use it on their fretboard yet? It's quite popular around these parts for numerous woodworking finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Recently I read in Dan Erlewine's book that he recommends Raw Linseed Oil for Rosewood and Ebony fretboards' date=' not to be mistaken for boiled linseed oil. Anyone use it on their fretboard yet? It's quite popular around these parts for numerous woodworking finishes.[/quote'] I've used it before and it's ok, but according to Ed Boyle linseed oil is "more like a varnish than an oil." I really recommend that you read his article where he talks about a lot of different products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thanks Rocket. Good info. there. It always good to hear more than one point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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