Interesting articles on guitar care

[CoreyT]

Got this in my email today from Premiere Guitar Magazine.

Guitar Shop 101: The Guitarist’s Essential Toolkit

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20569-guitar-shop-101-the-guitarists-essential-toolkit

This next article peaked my interest even more.
It says we should not really be using polish or cleaners on our guitars as much as some of us probably do.

Guitar Shop 101: Safe Ways to Clean Your Guitar's Finish

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/19960

Lock, Stock and Roll: Strap Lock Roundup

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/10732

If you go to the bottom of each article page, they have links to more articles.
Here is an index to them.
http://www.premierguitar.com/taxonomies/special/539-how-to

 

[László]

These are good articles. Re: cleaning a guitar's finish, I completely agree with the recommendation that the smartest thing is a damp microfiber cloth followed by a dry one, the less rubbing and friction, the better. In fact, for many years I've only used cleaners and polishes when absolutely necessary. My basic rule is "do no harm." The damp cloth meets that requirement. If I need to use polishes or cleaners, most of which do employ abrasives, solvents and other chemicals, less is more.

Finished wood doesn't need to be potchkeyed around with very much. The more you do, usually the worse things get.