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Roger
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Russ Gannicott wrote:Roger, lemon oil is a cleaner, not a wood feeder. It is great for removing grease and crud from the fingerboard, and of course, will work great on a maple board as it will be varnished anyway. With a rosewood or ebony board, NEVER soak it in lemon oil as it will remove any natural oils in the wood and dry it out. In the worse cases this can lead to loose fret wires. For general care, you can't go far wrong with beeswax.
Russ Gannicott wrote:Wow - what an interesting debate! Not, I am sure what was expected from the original posting. The Lemon oil issue is fairly contentious I admit, but anything citrus based will tend to act as a solvent and is likely to dry out the wood rather than feed it. I do think the manufactures have been pretty misleading with their marketing over the years!
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