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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.

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[–] Cheesebooger ago 

GRRrrr Don't let jews touch your guitar :)

I actually had a Steinberger restored by a jew years ago. JEFF BABICZ!!! (rolls eyes). I wiped the jew off of it when I got it back, though. haha

Meanwhile back on the ranch, I absolutely love nylon guitars.

I can go look, if you want to know more.

No, I was talking about electric strings. Sorry. I should've specified.