Johnt Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have just spent 90 minutes, cleaning, then polishing my J45 with Virtuoso. Then strung up at new set of Masterbilts 12s. Another 90 minutes tuning and that's with a tuner (yes It does take me that long don't it N!k?) Enough time for Bye Bye Love, Fire & Rain, Something, and a resounding Let it be and it's good old Roast Beef for Lunch. Amazing difference a clean and a new set of strings make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Youse and I are going to have to sit down one day and restring together - I have got to see what takes you 90 minutes to tune up..... In the time it took you to tune up, I drove in to town, bought a light and a medium set of EB Earthwood and re-strung respectively the Martin D-18 clone your sister picked up at a booty for £10, and a Washburn bling machine we found at Newark antique fair, and tuned them, and checked to make sure the Harmony 6-string, Harmony 12-string and Fender flat-top 6-string were in tune with them. Most of the electrics were already in concert (I knew from having spent a couple of hours twanging them last night) so I didn't bother with them too much - just a quick check for concert pitch..... but if I can do 4 x 6 and 1 x 12 or 36 strings in half an hour tops, you should be able to get 6 sorted in ten minutes. Hey - your sister can spot a good guitar on intuition alone. Must be a family trait..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticat Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have just spent 90 minutes, cleaning, then polishing my J45 with Virtuoso. Then strung up at new set of Masterbilts 12s. Yeah , that's about how long it take if you use the Virtuoso Cleaner followed by the polish, lot of polishing. After that jyst a little touch now and with the polish and your good to go. This stuff Works and is safe for your guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticat Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have just spent 90 minutes' date=' cleaning, then polishing my J45 with Virtuoso. Then strung up at new set of Masterbilts 12s. Another 90 minutes tuning and that's with a tuner (yes It does take me that long don't it N!k?) Enough time for Bye Bye Love, Fire & Rain, Something, and a resounding Let it be and it's good old Roast Beef for Lunch. Amazing difference a clean and a new set of strings make! [/quote'] Yeah , that's about how long it take if you use the Virtuoso Cleaner followed by the polish, lot of polishing. After that ,just a little touch-up now and then with the polish and your good to go. This stuff Works and is safe for your guitars. It take me less then five minutes to retune from, Drop D to standard, for just tuning standard tuning, less then 2 minute... (90 minutes, good lord what are you tuning it with )? Thanks Virtuoso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyesore Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have just spent 90 minutes' date=' cleaning, then polishing my J45 with Virtuoso. Then strung up at new set of Masterbilts 12s. Another 90 minutes tuning and that's with a tuner (yes It does take me that long don't it N!k?) Enough time for Bye Bye Love, Fire & Rain, Something, and a resounding Let it be and it's good old Roast Beef for Lunch. Amazing difference a clean and a new set of strings make! [/quote'] Does any one know if the Virtuoso would wash the glues away. There are some glues left on the end of the pick guard and I can't get rid of it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Johnt-Was the roast beef rare, medium rare or vintage sunburst? Did you have some decent horseradish to go along with it, the hot kind that makes your socks roll up and down? Sounds like you had a perfect day. I played my J-45 for 3 hours Friday night accompanied only by a fine bottle of Cabernet. Worked on "In Spite of Ourselves" by John Prine and after several glasses of the red, found it particularly amusing to sing the female verses in falsetto with my best impression of an English accent. Sounded a bit like a duet with the Queen Mother, R.I.P. I have seriously neglected the J-45 since acquiring the SJ-200. I immediately remembered why I LOVE the J-45!! I'm inspired to get out the Virtuoso and get busy on mine. A B Y U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticat Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Does any one know if the Virtuoso would wash the glues away. There are some glues left on the end of the pick guard and I can't get rid of it. Thanks. If it is just adhesive glue from the pickgurad, you could use Napa on a clean cloth, rub gently . That should do the trick. I don't think Virtuoso cleaner or polish will remove the glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Virtuoso is available seperately as a Cleaner and a Polisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 If only it were that simple..... I woke up this morning, just gonna wash those blues away. Wha!!! Glues, you said GLUES, oh, goshdarn it Cletus, I thought we had us a song there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Johnt....nice warmup songs...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueBrit Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Naphtha (I use Ronsonol - I know its safe - some industrial mixtures labelled naphtha may not be) should certainly remove the original pick guard adhesive safely and easily. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Johnt-Was the roast beef rare' date=' medium rare or vintage sunburst? Did you have some decent horseradish to go along with it, the hot kind that makes your socks roll up and down? Sounds like you had a perfect day. I played my J-45 for 3 hours Friday night accompanied only by a fine bottle of Cabernet. Worked on "In Spite of Ourselves" by John Prine and after several glasses of the red, found it particularly amusing to sing the female verses in falsetto with my best impression of an English accent. Sounded a bit like a duet with the Queen Mother, R.I.P. I have seriously neglected the J-45 since acquiring the SJ-200. I immediately remembered why I LOVE the J-45!! I'm inspired to get out the Virtuoso and get busy on mine. A B Y U. It was MOOING TW! Good horseradish, English mustard. Roast pots, Yorkshire puds, Beans, carrots ans a bottle of good old British Rioja! I know what you mean about "neglecting" guitars, the Dumb Blonde hasn't been out for ages. Have to wait for N!k to come down! Working on John Prine songs won't necessarily improve your falsetto. Try a couple of elastic bands LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks Johnt, the elastic bands work better than expected. Am now busy working on a Puccini aria. Makes hitting those high notes a breeze! Just don't sit down quickly, especially on a wooden bench. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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