Rosewood Fretboard Grains

xlt · 11-20-2009, 04:33 PM

Hi,

My brand new guitar has white stuffing in the rosewood fretboard grains. Do you guys have any ideas what those are? Are those white stuffing just dirts reside in the grains? They filled up most of the grains on the fretboard.

I heard ppl using steel wool to clean those things out. would it damage the wood? I have tried to scrape them out, but that is a ridiculous amount of work

benjammin420 · 11-20-2009, 04:35 PM

could you post a picture of your problem?

Boleskinehouse · 11-20-2009, 04:39 PM

That damned white stuffing. Gets ya every time.

r9in09 · 11-20-2009, 04:45 PM

yeah, steel wool then oil it. should be fine then.

type0 · 11-20-2009, 04:46 PM

Hey!! It's called inlays, dude!

All jokes aside.

Sometimes people also polish their fretboards for some reason. And it leaves a white residue of wax that the cloth couldn't reach.

Or it could be dead skin cells or something. It could be anything actually.

Try cleaning it with steel wool as you described. Then condition the fretboard with lemon oil. She deserves it

That's what I love about ebony boards. They are smooth as a Ferrari bonnet.

fretout · 11-20-2009, 05:23 PM

Maybe the white stuffing is a Thanksgiving special.

Hogman49 · 11-20-2009, 09:38 PM

.... holy shit, be very careful, and whatever you do, DON"T touch it. It sounds like you got one with a very rare and poisonous fungus. Send it to me right away. Is it a Historic?

dennistruckdriver · 11-21-2009, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

That damned white stuffing. Gets ya every time.

He should stop eating Twinkies while playing his guitar.

5F6-A · 11-21-2009, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r9in09

yeah, steel wool then oil it. should be fine then.

fert doctor I hear you say. After removing frets, sanding a Rosewood board and leaving some good Fret Doctor to soak in is just beautiful!!!! Rosewood dust although a bit mucose disturbing smells lovely.

11-20-2009, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
xlt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Rosewood Fretboard Grains Hi, My brand new guitar has white stuffing in the rosewood fretboard grains. Do you guys have any ideas what those are? Are those white stuffing just dirts reside in the grains? They filled up most of the grains on the fretboard. I heard ppl using steel wool to clean those things out. would it damage the wood? I have tried to scrape them out, but that is a ridiculous amount of work

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type0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 1,698 Thanks: 26 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Rosewood Fretboard Grains Hey!! It's called inlays, dude! All jokes aside. Sometimes people also polish their fretboards for some reason. And it leaves a white residue of wax that the cloth couldn't reach. Or it could be dead skin cells or something. It could be anything actually. Try cleaning it with steel wool as you described. Then condition the fretboard with lemon oil. She deserves it That's what I love about ebony boards. They are smooth as a Ferrari bonnet. __________________

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Hogman49 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 286 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rosewood Fretboard Grains .... holy shit, be very careful, and whatever you do, DON"T touch it. It sounds like you got one with a very rare and poisonous fungus. Send it to me right away. Is it a Historic?

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