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And I am actually in Arizona at the moment.
It is dry as fuck.
If I had guitars here then I’d be oiling them weekly.
In the UK, basically once a season at most.
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But hey that is just empirical evidence. Which, as we know, is nothing compared to internet wisdom from folks who regurgitate what other folks have told them.
Edit: It was three month, not two.
Your empirical evidence seems seems to be that you have never had an issue with a dry board?
most half decent rosewood has a lot of natural oils in it. Wipe it down with thinners and you will get a rich purpley brown stain on the cloth and a dry board. On some rosewoods you have to do this before gluing or the oil content will stop it sticking. It doesn’t stay dry though, it’s natural oiliness will reappear in a few days/weeks. It doesn’t need much care through normal use.
Some lacks the high oil content, and that’s the stuff we perceive as dry. It’s not always the cheap ones though... Gibson had a few years of really dry boards and I have seen a few PRS necks that were quite dry.
some are played by people with corrosive sweat. That will also dry out some boards.
Sometimes the board just feels dry because it’s gunked up. If lemon oil solves it, that was likely the issue
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I agree, but as other have said, "lemon oil" is a cleaning product. It cuts through the human gunk quite nicely.
I don't recommend it for "oiling" a board
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Last bit i saw was on a walking stick handle, a beautifully turned bit of braz. that was heavily used and worn through, but still had an obvious finish on it.
also, if you come across any pieces of ugly old brown furniture that can provide a few fretboard blanks, let me know
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it will tell us some oils dry hard and some don’t, but we know that already.
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