Originally Posted by
sbhikes
To me it seems like a waste to change your strings often. They are fine. If they're nice and stable, not breaking, everything works, why upset the stasis?
I have known others who change their strings all the time, but they're not very good mandolin players. I've known others who never change them and they are the best mandolin players I know. I'm sure the only professional genius mando player probably frequently but she is a pro and needs to have things be perfect for recordings and concerts and whatnot so it makes more sense. These types of forums--and believe me I've been a member of all kinds of niche groups from mandolins to recumbent bikes--all start to get on bandwagons about what's best and what's bad and then it becomes wisdom in the forum. Then you go out in the real world and find out that people do a lot of things totally differently.
I think I'll skip the oiling of the fret board. I think the potlucks and pizza parlors I play in oil it up well enough. Maybe if I take it all apart again I'll try coconut oil. It's great on my hair and skin, it would be good on wood too. It's very natural and very pure and doesn't get sticky or gummy and is not made of petroleum products. Or maybe I'll try the oil I have for my wooden flute.
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