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New boards often are very dry indeed. Because the wood's left to season, I'm sure they must dry out a lot and the factory won't bother to oil them. At least the frets are put in when the wood's dry, so that oiling the wood can only cause it to swell slightly and hold the frets in firmly.
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Comparison shots almost 5 years later......very hard to capture exactly the caramel colour this has become due to natural TO ageing effect but here is a selection in differing light and with differing backgounds.....Attachment 39101Attachment 39102Attachment 39103Attachment 39104Attachment 39105
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