I do have a backup Parker, although it doesn't have P90s. I didn't know Parker was going belly-up, or I would have had them make another in the custom shop. The spare has S-S-H pickups with a coil tap on the Humbucker.

I have an archtop electric at home for practicing without an amp, and that's it. If I don't play it, I don't keep it.

I have a spare sax, flute, and wind synthesizer.

Comments on cleaning the guitar have ranged from naphtha to wax to plain water with a soft cloth. I haven't decided yet. We are lucky enough to be busy gigging in the summer slow season.

As far as the fretboard wearing out. It's ebony. Is there anything I can do to prolong its life? Does oiling the fretboard help or hinder?

I know how to keep a saxophone alive, but I never got serious on guitar until I was in my 60s.

Thanks,
Notes

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