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Post by jonnymosco on Feb 14, 2017 10:46:29 GMT
Here's what Stefan Sobell has to say on the matter! One difference between the old and new lacquers is that the new 2007 compliant lacquer is less tolerant of the lemon oil I used on fingerboards for many years (see my news item 11 July 2006). If overspill isn’t quickly wiped off the new lacquer, it can mark it permanently.
I’ve been looking for a suitable replacement ever since, trying various nut and vegetable oils. Fingerboard oil should ideally waterproof the fretboard without completely permeating it, should leave a pleasant matt gloss, and should not damage lacquer at all.
I’ve recently come across ‘Squirroil’, an exotic (and unfortunately expensive) oil which fits the bill perfectly. Made from the scent glands of grey squirrels, it is both inert and completely non toxic. It is also environmentally friendly in that it is a completely recycled product; grey squirrel carcases (culled because of their threat to native UK red squirrels) would otherwise be incinerated.
Squirroil is available from www.verminproducts.com/squirroil4uin 5oz and 20 oz bottles.
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Post by Wild Violet on Feb 14, 2017 10:53:18 GMT
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Post by geddarby on Feb 14, 2017 10:56:39 GMT
Would the squirrels' nuts improve my muscle memory?
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Post by andyhowell on Feb 14, 2017 10:57:32 GMT
Would the squirrels' nuts improve my muscle memory? I wouldn't bet on it. SaveSave
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Post by Martin on Feb 14, 2017 10:59:35 GMT
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Post by scorpiodog on Feb 14, 2017 11:14:49 GMT
Here's what Stefan Sobell has to say on the matter! One difference between the old and new lacquers is that the new 2007 compliant lacquer is less tolerant of the lemon oil I used on fingerboards for many years (see my news item 11 July 2006). If overspill isn’t quickly wiped off the new lacquer, it can mark it permanently.
I’ve been looking for a suitable replacement ever since, trying various nut and vegetable oils. Fingerboard oil should ideally waterproof the fretboard without completely permeating it, should leave a pleasant matt gloss, and should not damage lacquer at all.
I’ve recently come across ‘Squirroil’, an exotic (and unfortunately expensive) oil which fits the bill perfectly. Made from the scent glands of grey squirrels, it is both inert and completely non toxic. It is also environmentally friendly in that it is a completely recycled product; grey squirrel carcases (culled because of their threat to native UK red squirrels) would otherwise be incinerated.
Squirroil is available from www.verminproducts.com/squirroil4uin 5oz and 20 oz bottles.
I assume it needs to be applied using a badger hair brush. Can it be used as a mousewash? It's probably very nice as an ingredient in Ratatouille.
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Post by surfguy13 on Feb 18, 2017 13:20:36 GMT
I used to use Fret Doctor until it became so expensive and so hard to get hold of that I gave up. It certainly worked well and didn't seem to have a detrimental effect on strings.
I still use a bit of lemon oil, and just a small ammount, on rosewood boards on electrics when changing strings but never use anything on my acoustics as they both have ebony boards and in my experience oil just doesn't seem to be absorbed. Even Fret Doctor. Ebony appears to be incredibly dense with little or no grain and I find it tends to sit on the board and end up all over the strings and my fingers!
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Post by oustudent on Feb 27, 2017 21:42:32 GMT
I seem to remember the guys at Brook telling me not to use lemon oil on fingerboards as it makes the strings go "off " more quickly ... It can also smell after a while
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Post by dobro on Feb 28, 2017 17:09:48 GMT
Here in Norway I have a good number of brown squirrels in my garden. Would they do the same good as the grey ones?
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Post by Martin on Feb 28, 2017 17:39:37 GMT
Here in Norway I have a good number of brown squirrels in my garden. Would they do the same good as the grey ones? Catch one and give it a squeeze. Nothing to lose
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Post by Riverman on Mar 1, 2017 0:01:59 GMT
Here in Norway I have a good number of brown squirrels in my garden. Would they do the same good as the grey ones? Catch one and give it a squeeze. Nothing to lose Your fingertips?
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