Category Archives: Maintenance

Cleaning Your Guitar: What is the Right Chemical?

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Tom

It is high time you cleaned your guitar. You use the typical window cleaner or some light furniture polish but some parts need something different. Using the right cleaner is important for a couple of good reasons: make the job easy and avoid damaging the finish. Here is an explanation of the best chemicals to […]

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3 Problems You Didn’t Know You Had and How to Fix Them

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Tom

Recently, I was shopping for a 12-string electric guitar and found a great deal on one. A floor model D’Angelico Premier in transparent red. Nice wide neck for my fat fingers and sounds like a dream. I played a Danelectro 12 and had a Fender 12 but found my fingers bumping up against adjacent strings […]

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When to change your strings: A few hints

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Tom

When do you change your strings? My older brother brought his guitar along when he visited my wife and I last year. When I picked it up to play it, the strings felt like they were a year old. He lives several states away; so, we don’t get to see each other often but he […]

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