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Apr-02-2010, 7:40am
JazzMando What's New - Over time, the detriments of perspiration, incremental rubbing, and smudging can be devastating. Skin oil (A.K.A. "acid sweat") is hard enough on eroding and oxidizing strings, but the finish of your instrument is something you want to pay attention to.
Commercial polishes are out there for that occasional "spring cleaning," but we advocate a better preventative measure and protection for your instrument through a simple, untreated soft cloth. Micro-fibre or chamois is great; you especially want to a Terry cloth (towel) or anything with harsh fibers. Don't let anyone tell you a soft T-shirt is good enough; there's no such thing, at least on a fibrous level. You may not notice immediately the long term destruction yielded of an improper cloth, but unfortunately once the damage is done, it's irreversible. Maybe you like that mojo of a worn instrument, but chances are likely, the person who may end up buying your instrument won't feel the same. (Most would rather break in their own instrument.)
http://jazzmando.com/images/SWCloth_back.jpg http://jazzmando.com/images/SWCloth_Lap.jpg
Wiping finger prints of the instrument daily is your best course. Make it a habit of wiping down your mandolin prior to putting the instrument in your case. This short term investment of time will prevent build up, keep your instrument looking nice, and preserve its overall value.
Check out our Jupiter Microweave Polish Cloth (http://jazzmando.com/silkweave_cloth.shtml). We have literally shipped these across the global, from Japan to the Czech Republic and across the United States as well. (For other instruments besides mandolin, too!) $5.25, and if you keep them clean and don't use any polish with them, they work on eyeglasses as well.
(Quantity discounts available.)
More news... (http://jazzmando.com/new/archives/001269.shtml)
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=131&pictureid=1135 (http://www.jazzmando.com/)
Commercial polishes are out there for that occasional "spring cleaning," but we advocate a better preventative measure and protection for your instrument through a simple, untreated soft cloth. Micro-fibre or chamois is great; you especially want to a Terry cloth (towel) or anything with harsh fibers. Don't let anyone tell you a soft T-shirt is good enough; there's no such thing, at least on a fibrous level. You may not notice immediately the long term destruction yielded of an improper cloth, but unfortunately once the damage is done, it's irreversible. Maybe you like that mojo of a worn instrument, but chances are likely, the person who may end up buying your instrument won't feel the same. (Most would rather break in their own instrument.)
http://jazzmando.com/images/SWCloth_back.jpg http://jazzmando.com/images/SWCloth_Lap.jpg
Wiping finger prints of the instrument daily is your best course. Make it a habit of wiping down your mandolin prior to putting the instrument in your case. This short term investment of time will prevent build up, keep your instrument looking nice, and preserve its overall value.
Check out our Jupiter Microweave Polish Cloth (http://jazzmando.com/silkweave_cloth.shtml). We have literally shipped these across the global, from Japan to the Czech Republic and across the United States as well. (For other instruments besides mandolin, too!) $5.25, and if you keep them clean and don't use any polish with them, they work on eyeglasses as well.
(Quantity discounts available.)
More news... (http://jazzmando.com/new/archives/001269.shtml)
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=131&pictureid=1135 (http://www.jazzmando.com/)