Acoustic Guitar Maintenance

[typo]

what do you guys do to keep your acoustic guitar in good shape? fretboard oil? string cleaner?

how often do you do work on your guitar?

[musicthom]

well i tend to change my strings one a month and give it a clean tighten anything that requires it oh and keep other people away from it

Edited October 23, 2007 by musicthom

[Steve]

well i tend to change my strings one a month and give it a clean tighten anything that requires it oh and keep other people away from it

I change my strings regularly. About once a year..... and never play it! stays in great nick that way!

[Rudi]

I try to keep it hydrated with one of those things to keep it hydrated. I keep it in a hard case, and take it for a guitar break most days (5 out of 7 average).

I dont polish it or put anything on the fretboard. In my youth I used to change strings every week, but now only when it becomes hard to tune by ear.

[Alistair]

Knowing when to change strings is a bit like knowing when to change your razor blade. Everyone is different.

I change my strings every couple of months if I am playing regularly and every 4 months or so if I am not. It depends on how dull they have become. Fast Fret string cleaner helps prolong life though.

When I change my strings I polish and clean the fretboard and the body of the guitar.

I always put it in its hard case to travel and usually leave it on a stand, out of the direct sunlight, when at home.

That's pretty much it.

[thelevellers]

I just change my strings when I can afford it/feel like that new string sound!

That said my acoustic is really quite battered and old, so it's not easy to tell where to start! lol...