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New player what should I put on fretboard

#21
bucephylus said:
I live and gig in the Southwest, where humidity is often about zero. NOT good for wooden things, including instruments. Fingerboards down here will absolutely get desiccated if you don't put something on them. I use this stuff:

https://smile.amazon.com/Gerlitz-GG...8&qid=1506092868&sr=8-3&keywords=Guitar+honey

A little goes a looong way. Pretty much a bottle is a lifetime supply. Works great.
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The distributor for Gerlitz Guitar Honey has confirmed that it is just mineral oil. You can read about it here:
Gerlitz Guitar Honey
 
#22
Turnaround said:
The distributor for Gerlitz Guitar Honey has confirmed that it is just mineral oil. You can read about it here:
Gerlitz Guitar Honey
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"Just mineral oil."

Here is the actual information in the thread you mentioned:
"Without giving away our formula, I can tell you that 'Guitar Honey' is a mineral oil based formula, which is blended with a very high grade of mineral spirits (for cleansing) along with other proprietary ingredients which give a smooth (not greasy) feel & finish to an instrument's fingerboard."

In any case, I'm sure mineral oil will work just fine. I happened to pick up my bottle of Guitar Honey for $8 while I was standing around shooting the bull at our local shop in the mid 90's. Don't really feel like I've been ripped off, and not really an issue for me either way. Just what I use, and it works.
 
#23
bucephylus said:
"Just mineral oil."

Here is the actual information in the thread you mentioned:
"Without giving away our formula, I can tell you that 'Guitar Honey' is a mineral oil based formula, which is blended with a very high grade of mineral spirits (for cleansing) along with other proprietary ingredients which give a smooth (not greasy) feel & finish to an instrument's fingerboard."

In any case, I'm sure mineral oil will work just fine. I happened to pick up my bottle of Guitar Honey for $8 while I was standing around shooting the bull at our local shop in the mid 90's. Don't really feel like I've been ripped off, and not really an issue for me either way. Just what I use, and it works.
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Not sure where the part "Without giving away..." came from. It doesn't appear to be part of the response from the distributor and the Gerlitz website doesn't seem to exist anymore. Ah well, small matter - it's mostly mineral oil anyway just like so many other fingerboard products.

Interestingly, I just found another "super" oil for fingerboards that costs $48 for a 2 oz. bottle. MSDS on it shows it's also just mineral oil.
 
#24
Turnaround said:
Not sure where the part "Without giving away..." came from. It doesn't appear to be part of the response from the distributor and the Gerlitz website doesn't seem to exist anymore. Ah well, small matter - it's mostly mineral oil anyway just like so many other fingerboard products.

Interestingly, I just found another "super" oil for fingerboards that costs $48 for a 2 oz. bottle. MSDS on it shows it's also just mineral oil.
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Why do you ascribe such credibility to the statement by a product distributor regarding a product formulation, which is unlikely to be disclosed by the manufacturer, irrespective of actual content one way or the other? Just curious.

In any case, I'm still not sweating my 1995 $8.
 
#25
bucephylus said:
Why do you ascribe such credibility to the statement by a product distributor regarding a product formulation, which is unlikely to be disclosed by the manufacturer, irrespective of actual content one way or the other? Just curious.

In any case, I'm still not sweating my 1995 $8.
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I'm not assigning more credibility to the distributor, I just can't find anything from the manufacturer. The quotation from the supposed website can't be substantiated, so the supposed word from the distributor is as good as the supposed information from the manufacturer. And they both say it's based on mineral oil.
 
#30
dropDADG said:
I like hemp or lemon oil to clean and keep the neck wood hydrated
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Neither does anything to "hydrate" the wood. To hydrate it is to add water moisture. Oils won't do that, they sit on top of the wood. Proper treatment for a dry board is to hydrate it then coat it with something that inhibits transpiration of the water.
 

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