If you're quite happy collecting it and not playing it then that's fine, there's nothing wrong with that.
I know absolutely zilch about your climate, but if the board is drying out then oil it a couple of times a year.
Don't soak the board, just use a cotton bud, but also don't wipe it off immediately, give it 15-20mins to soak in and then wipe off the excess.
You will find that after oiling and leaving a few times you may get a build up of gunk right in the corner between the wood and fret. This is easily removed with something like a laminated piece of card.
You may want to lightly oil the hardware at some point too.
You can use again a cotton bud and some 3-in-1/wd40 or light grease.
Don't spray/apply directly. Put it in a pot first so you can dab the bud in it.
I think you should at least dab the bud and try to lightly lubricate the
truss rod threads.
Just pop the
truss cover off and see if you can get the bud down there to give them a little moistening.
I know I may be going to extremes here, but If you want it in pristine condition bearing in mind long storage times, it doesn't hurt to do these things.
Steve
(Edited by ripl3y at 2:35 pm on Aug. 1, 2001)
