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As long as I am at it…a guy gave me a little “kit” which consists of a small piece of “scotch brite” and a small piece of micro fiber cloth, which I was supposed to use to keep the strings cleaner. Again I confess to not using it (much), and don’t know if anyone else has tried it and any result…
Sorry if this is off topic…
I must have “acidic” oils in my hands…5 years or so ago, I had a guy try to replace the neck finish on my 30 year old OM. The neck finish was kinda “cratered”, and thus the re-do. It did not last more than a year, and the “craters” came back. I confess I do not wipe it down, I just play it. 🙂 I finally gave up and “sanded” the finish off. I have no idea what in the long term it will do, so we’ll see. I recently cleaned and polished the top, back and sides on the OM with “Virtuoso”, and it seems to be fine.
I recently acquired (4 – 5 months ago) an H-13 from SCGC, and I note the finish on the neck “feels” different than that on the body and top, and don’t know if that is my imagination or not. So far no issues with the H-13, but as I said it is fairly new.
For what it is worth, I also “cleaned” a “glued-on” pickup on a Mandolin with lighter fluid, and it did not hurt the finish at all. My understanding is the faster the product evaporates the less possibility for damage – but I could be completely wrong.
One obvious recommendation whatever you use – try a small area on the under side of the bout, where it won’t show, unless you play standing on your head. 🙂
Again sorry if this is off topic.
