| Many amateur guitar players have often experienced | | | | quickly. Rosewood is an awesome "tone wood" but |
| a guitar that has lost it's prime action, or developed | | | | needs extra care. The bridge of most guitars is also |
| string buzz, and other anomaly's that they struggle with. | | | | usually rosewood. |
| This sometimes requires the adjustment of the truss | | | | 3. Change the Guitar Strings about once every month. |
| rod in the neck and can result in permanent damage to | | | | It is surprising how many people bring thier guitars into |
| the Rosewood fretboard. | | | | a Luthier with the original strings on them and wonder |
| It is not the lack of guitar quality that is the problem in | | | | why it sounds bad. |
| most cases. The majority of the time the culprit seems | | | | This will also help keep stress off of the truss rod. The |
| to point back to how we maintain our guitars before, | | | | older the strings, the tighter they have to be to keep |
| and after we are using them. Proper storage | | | | the guitar in tune. |
| temperatures, humidity, and other factors come in to | | | | 4. Only use guitar polish on the guitar. Never use |
| play here. | | | | Pledge or any household wood polish. Guitar polishes |
| This is what most Guitar Luthiers (Guitar Techs) agree | | | | are specially formulated to not ruin the clear coat on |
| on as measures and precautions for "Proper Care of | | | | the guitar. |
| a Guitar": | | | | 5. Oil the tuning machines about every 6 months or |
| 1. Always keep it @ 50% humidity. Use a humidifier IN | | | | when they start feeling "sticky". Use a very thin oil like |
| A GUITAR CASE, not in a room if possible. You can | | | | mineral oil or valve oil for trumpets. |
| buy Excellent Guitar Humidifiers for less than $15 that | | | | It is very important to carefully choose the right guitar |
| go between the strings of the guitar. The guitar "drinks" | | | | to begin with. Many used guitars have been abused |
| only what it needs and saves the rest for later. | | | | and thier necks are permantly damaged. Click here to |
| 2. If the fretboard is made of Rosewood, (which 90% | | | | learn more about what guitar to buy. |
| are), keep lemon oil on it every time you change the | | | | Follow these basic guidelines tenaciously, and you will |
| strings. Rosewood is very pourous and dries out | | | | enjoy playing your guitar more often. |