Flatwound lubricant???...

[Claymore]

It's not as bad as you think it is. Actually, just to freak you out a little more, it is all over your entire body except for your palms and soles. Basically, anything you touch with any part of your body, other than your palms and soles of your feet, you're transferring sebum. Sweat carries it as well.
You know that smear on your bass finish? You may want to wash that off if your a germaphobe. Just don't become too much of a germaphobe, because without sebum, microorganisms will get right into your skin. Just a little food for thought.

I've refinished several instruments with sebum. Pretty soon that will be an available finish on custom shop orders... "Satin Sebum Finish"

 

[JimmyM]

It's not as bad as you think it is. Actually, just to freak you out a little more, it is all over your entire body except for your palms and soles. Basically, anything you touch with any part of your body, other than your palms and soles of your feet, you're transferring sebum. Sweat carries it as well.
You know that smear on your bass finish? You may want to wash that off if your a germaphobe. Just don't become too much of a germaphobe, because without sebum, microorganisms will get right into your skin. Just a little food for thought.

OK, come on out to one of my gigs and I'll wipe ball sweat on my neck before you play it. Hey, it's just sebum, right?

 

[jchrisk1]

OK, come on out to one of my gigs and I'll wipe ball sweat on my neck before you play it. Hey, it's just sebum, right?

With extra cheese!