Lapella Intense Fingerboard Recovery Oil for Guitar, ZL-33

Technical data

Features

• Nourishes fingerboard wood and prevents drying out

In practice

• Fingerboard oil belongs on bare wood, not on varnish. That is why it is applied at a string change and not in between.
• Work sparingly. Excess oil does not soak in but stays tacky and collects dust.
• One or two applications a year are enough for most instruments. More often is rarely needed.

How to use

1. Remove the strings or move them aside, clean the fingerboard dry.
2. Put a few drops on a soft cloth and spread thinly.
3. Let it soak in, ideally overnight, then wipe off the excess dry.
4. On fretted fingerboards spread the oil along the frets and wipe excess from the fret edges.
5. Do not get it on the varnish of the body.

How it works

Lapella No. 30 and No. 33 are based on jojoba oil and free of silicone. No. 30 is intended for the unfretted fingerboards of bowed instruments, No. 33 for the fretted fingerboards of plucked instruments; No. 33 also contains lemon oil in a very small dose. Both are made for ebony fingerboards and can be used interchangeably without harming the wood.

Ebony reacts less strongly to dry air than the maple of the scroll. In dry winter heating air fingerboards still dry out, turn grey and brittle, and cracks may form. The oil penetrates the wood and restores its suppleness.

Two to three drops on a microfibre cloth are enough; the oil is rubbed in with circular movements, left to soak in for at least five hours, ideally overnight, and the excess is taken off with a second cloth. One or two applications a year are enough, ideally at a string change.

Our experience

When another model suits you better

30 (ZL-30) is the right partner, for the fretted fingerboards of guitars No. 33 (ZL-33), which is matched to salty skin residues.

Frequently asked questions

Which Lapella oil suits an ovangkol fingerboard?

The guitar oil No. 33 (ZL-33). Ovangkol belongs to the genus Guibourtia and is related to rosewood.

How often should I oil the fingerboard?

Once or twice a year, ideally at a string change. Two to three drops per application are enough.

Does the oil harm the varnish?

Small amounts on the varnish are harmless. It is applied to the fingerboard.

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