Recent content by ccmorgan

Many luthiers do a thin French polish, while others do some kind of oil finish. I think the two main reasons for a different finish are: 1. Facilitating smoother hand movement 2. Avoiding erosion of a colored finish

If you know where I can find additive-free linseed oil, I’d definitely be interested. The butcher block conditioner I use is food grade and there are no additives. Unless they’re lying.

It's a better idea to try and flatten/plane the entire thing than to try and do a spot treatment.

I go up to 800, then apply butcher block conditioner with fine steel wool. Looks amazing, feels amazing. I used to use boiled linseed oil, but I don't like adding weird toxic chemicals to something I'm going to be touching a lot. Natural linseed oil takes way too long to cure.

He opened a new shop pretty close to me in Orlando. I wanted to warn people about him, but have been hesitant because I didn't know for sure what happened. If there are actual legal documents that can be viewed, I'd be happy to start spreading the word!

I sand the wood bare, first with 120, then 220, 400, 800. I then apply butcher block conditioner with steel wool. It looks nice, feels great, allows for smooth shifting, endures, and it’s completely natural. No weird chemicals on something you’ll be touching quite a bit (and putting next to...

For bluegrass, I’d say those super low notes are unnecessary. It’s just not part of the sound imo. If you’re not going to play classical, it’s even less necessary to get the extension. I second the opinion of others here about just tuning down to D when needed. I play tuned in fifths, so I have...

What would you recommend for lighter gauge flatwound strings for a 5 string bass? It’s a Fender Mexican Jazz Bass, longer scale string length. I really like the feel of lower tension.