Cleaning:

Regular cleaning of your guitar is one of the most important things you can do to maintain the finish and lengthen string life. After playing, use a specially made guitar cloth to wipe down your instrument to remove any perspiration from the instrument. Perspiration can actually contain acids that can be corrosive to the strings and metal parts of the guitar. Gloss finish guitars should be polished with polish formulated specifically for musical instruments, and a soft treated cloth or cotton rag.  Abrasive rags such as polyester can scratch the finish. If the finished surface of your guitar is severely soiled, wipe the surface of the guitar with a rung out cloth with a small amount of detergent diluted with water, then use a dry cloth to wipe off the remaining moisture.

Guitar Wood Care:

The ideal temperature for storage and use is from 60-85 degrees Fahrenheit.  The ideal humidity is between 40-55%.  Use a humidifier to raise the humidity during the winter to prevent parts from being damaged.  You may use a Dampit, a device designed to release moisture

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A Setup Includes:

Changing Strings:

If strings become dirty, discolored, or produce a dull sound or buzz, replace the strings with new ones. For best results, we recommend replacing one string at a time, which will help to avoid removing string tension from the neck. Also, make sure that the new strings are not kinked or twisted. When replacing strings with different gauge strings, it may be necessary to have our guitar technician adjust the truss rod of the neck. Each string is passed through the body and fastened by a bridge pin. To remove a bridge pin, you must first turn the tuning machine to loosen the string sufficiently, then use the bridge pin remover to remove the pin carefully so as not to damage the bridge or the bridge pin, and finally pull out the ball end of the old string.  Wind the string around the string post about three turns from top to bottom.  For strings 1 and 2, wrap the end of the string to prevent the string from slipping out of the string post.  Use wire cutters to cut off the length of string that remains. For changing nylon strings, to attach a string to the bridge, pass the string through the slot.  Strings 1 and 2 should be wrapped no more than three turns, and the other strings should be wrapped no more than two turns.  To fasten a string to the string post, pass the end of the string through the hole of the post and wrap the string around the post so that the windings overlap from above, firmly securing the end of the string..

Adjusting the Neck:

Neck adjustments require special techniques and tools, and are best left to our repair professionals.  If the neck is curved excessively, this will cause the action to be too high in the middle of the neck (the strings are too far off the neck).  The action is too low if you are experiencing fret buzz or notes that don’t ring true. 

Adjusting the Saddle:

If the action is too high or too low even though the neck is adjusted correctly, it may be necessary to adjust the saddle.  Adjustments to the saddle require special techniques and tools, and should be performed by our repair technician.  In particular for acoustic-electric guitars, special care must be taken for models that have a pickup underneath the saddle.  On such models, the sound may be drastically affected if the saddle is too high or too low.  Do not attempt to perform such adjustments yourself.