taking care of ebony

[smavridis]

how do you keep it from drying out and what do you use to clean it?

 

[blue313]

For the most part ebony needs no real care products, its dense stuff.  You can clean it with naphtha or mineral spirits.  Lemon oil is ok to re-oil, but ebony doesn't need much if at all. 

 

[bpmorton777]

I think it's more dense than maple. :dontknow:

I have an ebony board on my Epiphone. only used oil on it once since 79', and that was more to clean off the crud than anything. I used clarinet bore oil from yamaha. I think those are made of ebony as well.

Brian

 

[smavridis]

ya, cause there is some white crud on it. dried sweat maybe? well what should i STAY AWAY from?

 

[Nando Vallart]

I have an ebony board on my Epiphone. only used oil on it once since 79', and that was more to clean off the crud than anything. I used clarinet bore oil from yamaha. I think those are made of ebony as well.

Brian

I was said by a wood seller that clarinets are made with African Blackwood, but not sure if it's ONLY made of it

 

[Mor Paul]

ya, cause there is some white crud on it. dried sweat maybe?

Yeah, let's go with that.

 

[smavridis]

ya, cause there is some white crud on it. dried sweat maybe?

Yeah, let's go with that.

hey, you sir are a vile muckraiker.

what now?