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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I can do my own but this is a handcrafted flamenco guitar and he has insurance! Also, he has to fix it - if he breaks something. I have and will, but I'd much rather send it out.

Yes, I know my shame. Since retiring, I even send them out for cleanings and inspections. Yes, yes I do know my shame...

Edit: Also, the missus has no money of her own and has no say in how I spend mine. The only money that lazy bear has is what I give her. She has no job. No, she does not! Lazy bears! So, I am the only one to chastise my spending.

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[–] Cheesebooger 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You have to have a good set up and know how to do acoustic guitars. Its just heat and moisture and clamps. I don't blame you on having someone else do it, though. As far as cleaning I just use a fiber cloth and Q-tips and go at it. What kind of strings do you use? Brand and gauge?

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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah, this guitar was handcrafted and really, really overpriced. This particular one was made by Ethan Deutsch, out of Seattle. So, I really, really don't want to fuck it up.

So, it goes down and gets cleaned and inspected by Bob Zeigler. (I think he's Jewish, actually!)

Anyhow, he will give it an inspection and treat it before anything becomes a problem. He will clean it and adjust it. He'll restring it for me just so he can verify the string tensions are correct. He's very, very good at what he does. He does take repairs by mail, if anyone is interested. He can work wonders on any stringed instrument.

For this particular guitar, I will use a brand called Thomastik, light tension and light gauge. I'm not in my music room right now but I think the gauges go from 0.4* to 0.2*. I can go look, if you want to know more. They're reasonably well priced and the two bass strings are flat-wound steel, with the rest being nylon.