I had trouble with the little finger spot turning green as well and came up with a solution that some might not like but that I don't mind at all. Most office supply stores sell rubber finger tips for people whose work requires them to leaf through stacks of paper. I bought a box of small sized ones and wear one on my little finger. It prevents the soundboard from discoloring.
Stephen Arndt ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:53 AM Subject: [LUTE] Novice question - cleaning a soundboard. > Hi - this is SO basic that I'm ashamed to be asking... but here goes. > > My little student lute has an unvarnished spruce soundboard. I wash my > hands before playing, but because spruce is so light in colour and > there's no varnish to repel smudges, I can already see that it might > eventually end up looking pretty grubby. > > Am I right in thinking that taking a damp cloth to the thin unvarnished > wood would not be a good idea? Failing that, is there any recommended > cleaning method, or should I just come to regard some smudges as part of > the instrument's 'character'? > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
