Bluejay188
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I have a mainland mango concert ukulele, and I got it with a matte finish. I was wondering what I should do to take care of the uke with the matte finish.
Hi bluejay. My monkey pod is matte and looks great in my eyes. It all depends on the wood. some look better gloss, others look great satin
As far as humidity, get a hygrometer to see if you have a problem like this one http://elderly.com/accessories/items/OGH2.htm . Cigar stores have lots of them too. When the humidity goes below 40% use a humidifier. You can make them easily:
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...mer-moisture-crystals&highlight=Water+crystal
Hope it helps
You'll notice that your matte finish will start to become glossy in the areas you touch and rub it over time, generally on the neck where you fret the instrument and in the areas where your hand and arm contacts the top. Like Stan says, you can buff out the matte finish to make it glossy if you want to do that. It's your choice as to whether you want a matte or glossy finish all over the instrument.
Honestly, I think a lot of people here obsess needlessly over humidity. Too much can be as damaging as too little.
I have a mainland mango concert ukulele, and I got it with a matte finish. I was wondering what I should do to take care of the uke with the matte finish.
I regret not getting a gloss ukulele, is there anything I can do to make it glossed?
Does your ukulele ever feel kind of wet? I left my hydrometer in my ukulele for a few days, and when I took it out it felt kind of damp just on the outside. And my Uke has some cracks just on the outside, and I have no clue what they are.
mm stan... what exactly did you use on that uke? nu finish? theres many sub-genres of nu finish on amazon, i want to make sure i use what you use.
Go for it Mark....it will be a great project for you....it made my dull flat finish just gleam...you know the polish fills the pores, and I'd swear it sounds better afterwards..ha ha try it and let me know