goforbrokeukulele
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Mahalo UU community,
Been noodling for a while but finally trying to get serious with the Uke. Have a small but growing family since I'm also a habitual collector.
I have a Haiku baritone uke that I bought used recently. Sounds great. Been using Martin guitar polish and cleaner on it for several cleanings now but still getting some dirt. Is there a recommended cleaner for Ukes?
Also, the frets are pretty oxidized so was wondering how to clean frets - some kind of tool out there to help polish? any recommended polishes?
Finally, the finish has a crackle. I'm guessing there isn't anything that can be done since I've seen this on ads for older Martin - I believe this sort of cracking in the finish is due to high humidity? You can only see it under the right reflection/angle, but it is all over once you see it. IS the only way to "fix" this to get a complete refinish done? (something I wouldn't consider anyhow).
Thanks
Been noodling for a while but finally trying to get serious with the Uke. Have a small but growing family since I'm also a habitual collector.
I have a Haiku baritone uke that I bought used recently. Sounds great. Been using Martin guitar polish and cleaner on it for several cleanings now but still getting some dirt. Is there a recommended cleaner for Ukes?
Also, the frets are pretty oxidized so was wondering how to clean frets - some kind of tool out there to help polish? any recommended polishes?
Finally, the finish has a crackle. I'm guessing there isn't anything that can be done since I've seen this on ads for older Martin - I believe this sort of cracking in the finish is due to high humidity? You can only see it under the right reflection/angle, but it is all over once you see it. IS the only way to "fix" this to get a complete refinish done? (something I wouldn't consider anyhow).
Thanks