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Ever since I bought this guitar, from eBay, which came in a case, I've been detecting a subtle smell coming from it, especially when I play it.
I'm almost sure this is an unfinished maple fretboard and that's why it has a smell, it has nothing on it to cover it. I have another guitar with a maple neck, but that is lacquered and never detected any smell from that one.
It could also be a smell from the case it was in that impregnated to the guitar and it may take a while to go away?
It does smell weird when I open the case, the lining of the case must be made of chemicals or something
Not to mention, after I'm done playing guitar if I put a finger to my nose, I can kind of smell it in my fingers, almost if the friction and sweat of my fingers may be activating the maple to release an odor
I'm almost sure this is an unfinished maple fretboard and that's why it has a smell, it has nothing on it to cover it. I have another guitar with a maple neck, but that is lacquered and never detected any smell from that one.
It could also be a smell from the case it was in that impregnated to the guitar and it may take a while to go away?
It does smell weird when I open the case, the lining of the case must be made of chemicals or something
Not to mention, after I'm done playing guitar if I put a finger to my nose, I can kind of smell it in my fingers, almost if the friction and sweat of my fingers may be activating the maple to release an odor
