wood cleaning product

[becky67]

I picked up an acoustic guitar http://www.swisslink.com/products/mu...del_a-13-1694/ and was wondering what is the best product to clean the wood.
Thanks

[John Watt]

becky67! You're entering a very contentious, and lucrative side product, in the world of acoustic guitars.
Some guitarists can hear the difference between residues left by cleaners that make a shine also,
or non-residue cleaners that don't leave a shiny finish.
As we all should know by now, lemon fresh doesn't help a good guitar,
and it looks like you've got a very nice one.
So I'm not going to recommend anything from my environment, here in The Niagara Peninsula,
because that's my climate, altitude and longitude, all factors in guitar maintenance.
I will mention, even ask you, to make sure you have a good dehumidifier,
or whatever the builder has for you in the case, I hope.

Yeah! The sound of guitars cracking on a cold, winter night, pulled out of trunks.
I'll never forget watching all the crazing and hearing it crackle,
when someone pulled a '58 Les Paul out of a case to show it off.
Maybe you want to get into the new Fender fad, pre-worn, or artist imitation worn, guitars.
I'm better at helping you get that look. Give me your guitar for half an hour,
and with my upside-down left-handed playing, I'll wear a lefty mark where your pickguard doesn't shine.
That's right! Sorry. I'm irrelevant to you. No reply is needed. That's all!