Part 5 of our lesson
Maintenance
Maintenance is an important part of ….. well just about everything. Your house, your car etc. Musical instruments are no exception. I’ve been playing the same guitar for a long time and there are times it doesn’t sound the way I want like when I picked it up from the store. Just like anything, it wears out, gets tired. Mine buzzed on the E on the 12th fret and it bugs the heck out me since I used that note a lot. I got what I’ve got. Before I got married, I got a habit of replacing all strings once a month. Now, I just wipe it with oil on a clean piece of cloth. We have our priorities. Changing all strings, not just a single string helps. The wood changes over time also due to temperature or time, sounds like me, getting old. If you have a spare time, it actually helps to have a guitar tech look at it from time to time to adjust the truss rod, or if you have an electric guitar, means more adjustments. It’s not a bad idea to keep it look nice and clean also. Have fun and God Bless.
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