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#24,263
Larchi said:
I could have gotten a 5-string one, but why get 5, when you can get a 6.
I still have 3 months of waiting for My Ng3 - 6 - might give me enough time to get some Dingwall pickups and a John East preamp in my Dolphin, we'll see, I think I scored a speeding fine today, so that might answer that.
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Also waiting for my NG3 6. In the meantime I'm using my Ken Smith Black Tiger 6. Had it up for sale but changed my mind for now. Who did you order your NG3 6 from?
 
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Lowendtech said:
Hey folks, what’re y’all using for cleaning/moisturizing Wenge necks/fretboards?

I have Dunlop 65 Lemon Oil and am doing a string swap so I thought it might be a good time to do it, if Wenge needs it at all.
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Absolutely wenge needs to be oiled. It is impossible to over-oil it. Dunlop 65 is fine. So are any of the other similar competing products. I know some luthiers who use 3-in-1 oil. The main goal is to keep the fingerboard completely hydrated with oil so that it has no capacity to absorb water. Apply the lemon oil and wait a while for it to get absorbed. Don't just put it on and wipe it right off. If you see spots drying up where you had applied it, that means it was under-hydrated in those areas. Put more on, and keep applying more until it can't hold any more. Then wipe off all the excess.
Note that most (all?) of them contain petroleum distillates. So it's a pretty good idea to wear neoprene gloves when working with the stuff.

Bonus info: If you are using #0000 steel wool to clean your fingerboard and frets as part of your oiling job, be sure to cover your pickups with a piece of paper or paper towel, secured by painters tape, to keep the steel filings away from the pickups. And when you're done with the steel wool, firmly blow away all the steel filings in the direction of the headstock using compressed air, a hair dryer, or some very strong lung power before removing the paper covering the pickups. Those tiny filings will be very attracted to your pickups and then will be very hard to get rid of.
 
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chadhargis said:
My Dingwall board is maple, but all my other basses are rosewood. I typically apply Guitar Honey at each string change.
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If the board has a finish such as lacquer or epoxy, there is no need to oil it, since the oil won't get into the wood anyway.
Even unfinished maple is not going to be able to absorb very much oil, if any.

I normally only oil my ebony, rosewood, wenge, and pau ferro boards.

Not telling you not to oil maple, but I'm not sure if it's needed. Would be interested to hear a luthier's opinion on that.
 
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Note, if you've got a maple neck or fingerboard that you've worn through the finish on...Tru-Oil is your best bet to re-seal. I reached out to Sheldon a while back and discussed as I've worn through the poly on the Rastaburst in the 2-7 fret range (on the back of the neck)...and now have done similarly to the NG3 on both the face of the fretboard as well as a good portion of the treble side of the neck.
 
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xnewyorka said:
If the board has a finish such as lacquer or epoxy, there is no need to oil it, since the oil won't get into the wood anyway.
Even unfinished maple is not going to be able to absorb very much oil, if any.

I normally only oil my ebony, rosewood, wenge, and pau ferro boards.

Not telling you not to oil maple, but I'm not sure if it's needed. Would be interested to hear a luthier's opinion on that.
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I fixed my initial post...I don't oil my maple boards. Only my non-finished ones. The thing I like best about rosewood, wenge, or other unfinished wood is that they are unfinished. I love the feel of the wood. I hate the plastic feeling most heavy poly and nitro finishes have. I'm having a bass custom built and that was one of my requirements. Oil finish only...no heavy poly. I don't mind oiling and waxing. It's simple maintenance.
 
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chadhargis said:
The thing I like best about rosewood, wenge, or other unfinished wood is that they are unfinished. I love the feel of the wood. I hate the plastic feeling most heavy poly and nitro finishes have. I'm having a bass custom built and that was one of my requirements. Oil finish only...no heavy poly. I don't mind oiling and waxing. It's simple maintenance.
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Amen!
 
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Lowendtech said:
Hey folks, what’re y’all using for cleaning/moisturizing Wenge necks/fretboards?

I have Dunlop 65 Lemon Oil and am doing a string swap so I thought it might be a good time to do it, if Wenge needs it at all.
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From Sheldon when he answered this very question from me on the "ask Sheldon" forum on the Dingwall Site:

"We use a thin but tough polyurethane finish on the neck. The only maintenance required is a little bit of guitar polish on a micro fiber cloth every now and then." He also said that the only maintenance required was to keep it clean. He said he felt Martin Guitar Polish worked the best, but that any good quality guitar polish would do.
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
From Sheldon when he answered this very question from me on the "ask Sheldon" forum on the Dingwall Site:

"We use a thin but tough polyurethane finish on the neck. The only maintenance required is a little bit of guitar polish on a micro fiber cloth every now and then." He also said that the only maintenance required was to keep it clean. He said he felt Martin Guitar Polish worked the best, but that any good quality guitar polish would do.
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Hmm... (confusion sets in) I wonder if that includes the fretboard.
 
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BurningSkies said:
A passel of Dingwall NG2 and NG3's have landed here in CNY (upstate, to you city & Westchester folk). Anyone looking for a new NG Ish Guitars in Syracuse has 'em. Not pictured are black NG2, a blue NG3 and a green NG2.

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I spent a little time with these three on Friday and can say that they all feel and play exactly as you'd expect and hope. They'll be hung along with the Ritters & Foderas... ;) I know he's got some pending orders in the next few months including at least a few Afterburners.
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So much love for the NG's and not the standard Combustions - Nolly must be making a killing in commission.
 
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