Oiling your guitar???

[GuitarStv]

My friend has an old, very beat up Gibson acoustic guitar (from the 60s I think) . . . I'm not sure what model, but it's all mahogany and is a smaller body size than a traditional dreadnought . . . but anyway, like I said it's all beat up and we've been trying to fix it up. I set the truss rod, adjusted the bridge, and cleaned his fretboard. The finish on this guitar is all cracked and worn, and a lot of the wood shows through. He came up with the genius idea last night (when I wasn't around) that he should oil this guitar with like some vegetable oil. Settle a bet . . . this is a BAD idea right? Or will it do no harm to the guitar?

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Oiling your guitar???

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!

You´d be better off spraying it with Krylon....

Get it refinished by a pro, or I´d actually just leave it alone... that´s part of what will giver the guitar it´s tone, is the old, dried out finish

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Oiling your guitar???

NOOO! I just put soy oil on my acoustic 10 minutes before i saw this thread!!!
:smack: :smack: :smack:

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Oiling your guitar???

Well, if it´s a Chinese, Korean or Japanese Guitar that may not hurt

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Oiling your guitar???

Well, if it´s a Chinese, Korean or Japanese Guitar that may not hurt

It's a broken FINNISH GUITAR FROM THE 70's!!!

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

A Landola to be more excact. Well, it has survived TONS of hippies and aunts, uncles and mothers, so i doubt the oil would kill it

 

[phiit]

Re: Oiling your guitar???

It's a broken FINNISH GUITAR FROM THE 70's!!!

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

A Landola to be more excact. Well, it has survived TONS of hippies and aunts, uncles and mothers, so i doubt the oil would kill it

Watch your words!! Landola's last forever!! I have one Landola acoustic from the 60's.. although the bridge has once been ripped off, but planning to glue it someday