Rosewood board conditioning

[kramer.geetar]

What’s a good product to use for maintaining rosewood fingerboards? I haven’t had a rosewood board for a long time, and I see for example from Jim Dunlop a Deep Conditioner and then your standard lemon oil. I know PRS offers a bottle of fretboard conditioner.
It’s for my new Silver Sky. It doesn’t need anything yet but in the future. I know you can’t go wrong with lemon oil, just wondering if there are better options out there.

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

I use Formbys or Pledge Lemon Oil
you can get the pricey purpose branded stuff
that amounts to exactly the same oil in the bottle

[PFDarkside]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

I’ve used the Dunlop product and been happy. Boogie Bill has the deluxe version, I forgot the name.

[hamerfan]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Check this out. It looks a bit oldfashioned, but the stuff is great. The inventor is a retired engineer, who worked with cooling oils in his professional life. As a hobbist fifer he saved a lot of vintage fifes with his oils.

https://beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

[JMP/HBE]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Check this out. It looks a bit oldfashioned, but the stuff is great. The inventor is a retired engineer, who worked with cooling oils in his professional life. As a hobbist fifer he saved a lot of vintage fifes with his oils.

https://beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

Fret doctor is the shtzel. Been using it 15 years. Outstanding product./

Most so called "lemon oils" and their variants contain mineral oil which is part water and is very bad for fretboards & will dry & crack them.

You should not have to use fretdoctor maybe twice a year on any single guitar.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fret-Doctor-Fingerboard-Oil-15-ml-bottle/124139633642?hash=item1ce74c7bea:g:rFgAAOSwImRYFNfe

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Fret doctor is the shtzel. Been using it 15 years. Outstanding product./

Most so called "lemon oils" and their variants contain mineral oil which is part water and is very bad for fretboards & will dry & crack them.

You should not have to use fretdoctor maybe twice a year on any single guitar.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fret-Doctor...gAAOSwImRYFNfe

This especially formulated, all natural blend of expensive non-toxic exotic oils, antioxidants, and stabilizers, controls the dimensional stability and water balance of fine wood instruments.

from the website

https://beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

Marketing is fake news
Fret doctor uses Water as an ingredient too

Cmon Man

don't fall for the Hype

[JMP/HBE]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

from the website

https://beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

Marketing is fake news
Fret doctor uses Water as an ingredient too

Cmon Man

don't fall for the Hype

Im being honest & have no personal gain here.

Anyone that uses "furniture polish" on a musical instrument or anything besides furniture is mis-informed at best.

Fret doc uses plant based oils that nourish wood and keep it hydrated.

Did you even read the link ?

[ItsaBass]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Oils that don't contain silicone or wax should be fine (these things build up, get pushed around, dirty, and gummy), but realize that it's for cosmetic reasons only. You don't need to oil rosewood to protect it from anything; rosewood is naturally oily. Just keep your guitar out of extremely arid conditions, and keep it clean.

If I wanted it darker, I'd slightly dye it rather than oil it, because I don't like the feel of an oiled board. Buffing/polishing the rosewood without any fretboard conditioning product can look and feel nice, though.

[Demanic]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Arizona is fairly dry most of the time. I've used Dunlop fretboard conditioner for years with no problems.
And for the rare finished maple board, Endust.

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[ICTGoober]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Howard Feed'N'Wax

[speed2dirt]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Music Nomad F-One oil. I've used a lot of different brands, but this is my go-to. It does a great job, goes on easy, absorbs well, and definitely helps dried wood look healthy again.

https://www.musicnomadcare.com/Produ...-ONE-Oil-2-oz/

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

Im being honest & have no personal gain here.

Anyone that uses "furniture polish" on a musical instrument or anything besides furniture is mis-informed at best.

Fret doc uses plant based oils that nourish wood and keep it hydrated.

Did you even read the link ?

Yes I read the marketing copy
The words nourish and hydrate are also used to sell creams to women

Listen to yourself

All oils are plant based even petroleum is

Dood
Cmon you're quoting ad copy

The stuff in furniture polish is exactly the same stuff
Just not marketed to superstitious guitar players

It used the same plant based mineral oils as anyone else's


I give up you believe whatever Hoodoo you want
You win
You're the smartest internet guy I know

[beaubrummels]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

I oil my fretboards by playing. I’ve never had one crack or fall off in 35 years.

[Mincer]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

I like the Ernie Ball fingerboard wipes for cleaning. It smells good, too.

[80's_Metal]

Re: Rosewood board conditioning

I use that Kysers Dr Stringfellows Lem-Oil stuff. Seems to work great!

Smells good!

I don't give a crap what's in it either!

Ha ha