Greetings to all musicians and mankind alike !
As the year 2006 draws to a close, I send out my prayers and wishes for all to celebrate this New Year, safely, healthy, and in the presence of your loved ones.
Those of you playing out this New Years Eve, a few reminders for a meaningful performance:
Get your ax ready for the new year.
1. Remove the strings, and clean the fingerboard with 0000 steel wool. this will get al the gradou off the sides of the frets.
2. If the fingerboard is rosewood or ebony, sparingly, apply a bit of lemen oil to the wood; not a lot,
for this tends to dry to wood out in the long run.
3. Clean all the places you can’t reach on the body with the strings normally on: the pickup rings,
the bridge saddles, all the areas under the strings
4. Re-string; nothing sounds as good as fresh new strings. The tone and harmonics will burst out!
This also minimizes the chances of breaking strings in the middle of your performance.
5. Tighten any loose hardware, such as tuners, strap buttons, etc. The instrument is always
Vibrating and things tend to loosen up over time.
6. Give your instrument a good cleaning. Really heavy caked on stuff will clean off with a little
napha (lighter fluid) and soft cloth. It won’t harm the finish. As you contaminate the cloth,
Rotate it to a clean surface, so you won’t rub the grime into the finish.
7. Finally, a nice polishing with a good instrument polish; I use GHS Guitar Gloss. Like
car wax, rub on a small amount, allowing it to dry and haze up a moment, then wipe
with a clean soft lint free cloth.
8. Check out the rest of your gear; cords, batteries, loose jacks, etc.
9. Pack up to play in a manner that allows easy set up; it’s worth the extra time!
10. BREAK A LEG !!!
As the year 2006 draws to a close, I send out my prayers and wishes for all to celebrate this New Year, safely, healthy, and in the presence of your loved ones.
Those of you playing out this New Years Eve, a few reminders for a meaningful performance:
Get your ax ready for the new year.
1. Remove the strings, and clean the fingerboard with 0000 steel wool. this will get al the gradou off the sides of the frets.
2. If the fingerboard is rosewood or ebony, sparingly, apply a bit of lemen oil to the wood; not a lot,
for this tends to dry to wood out in the long run.
3. Clean all the places you can’t reach on the body with the strings normally on: the pickup rings,
the bridge saddles, all the areas under the strings
4. Re-string; nothing sounds as good as fresh new strings. The tone and harmonics will burst out!
This also minimizes the chances of breaking strings in the middle of your performance.
5. Tighten any loose hardware, such as tuners, strap buttons, etc. The instrument is always
Vibrating and things tend to loosen up over time.
6. Give your instrument a good cleaning. Really heavy caked on stuff will clean off with a little
napha (lighter fluid) and soft cloth. It won’t harm the finish. As you contaminate the cloth,
Rotate it to a clean surface, so you won’t rub the grime into the finish.
7. Finally, a nice polishing with a good instrument polish; I use GHS Guitar Gloss. Like
car wax, rub on a small amount, allowing it to dry and haze up a moment, then wipe
with a clean soft lint free cloth.
8. Check out the rest of your gear; cords, batteries, loose jacks, etc.
9. Pack up to play in a manner that allows easy set up; it’s worth the extra time!
10. BREAK A LEG !!!
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