Guitar String and Setup Log
Know what gauge is on the guitar, what the action was set to and when it was last touched, instead of rediscovering it every time something buzzes.
MU-11 1 page
Music and performance · MU-32
Instrument Maintenance Log
A free printable instrument maintenance log — cleaning, oiling, humidity and case checks across whatever you own, kept by the player rather than a repair workshop.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Give every instrument you own the same routine care record, instead of remembering by feel when each one was last wiped down, oiled or checked.
Who it is for
Players of any instrument — woodwind, brass, strings or percussion — who look after their own kit, and anyone with more than one instrument to keep straight.
How to use it
- Fill in the player and which instruments the sheet covers.
- Log every clean, oil, grease, humidity or case check as you do it, even when nothing seemed wrong.
- Name the instrument on each line if the sheet covers more than one.
- Write what was actually used in the details column, not just that something was done.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The day-to-day care of an instrument — cleaning, oiling or greasing, humidity and case checks, and the consumable changes that are not a repair — kept by the player across whatever they own, not by a workshop servicing one instrument for one job.
Not the string log, not the workshop record. This is routine care, not a setup log or a repair record. A guitar or bass player's own string changes and setup figures belong on the Guitar String and Setup Log; a visit to a workshop belongs on the Instrument Service and Setup Record. Use this sheet for the ordinary care you do yourself, between those two.
Write-on lines: Player · Instrument(s) covered · Year
Routine care log
Table, 12 rows: Date · Instrument · Job done · Details · By
Questions
How is this different from the Guitar String and Setup Log?
That sheet is one guitar or bass's own setup figures and string-change history. This sheet is the ordinary care — cleaning, oiling, humidity, case checks — across whatever you own, guitar included if you want it on the same page.
How is this different from the Instrument Service and Setup Record?
That one stays with a workshop: one job, one bench, condition in and condition out. This one stays with the player and covers the routine care between those visits.
Why are there no cleaning products or oils named?
Because reed, pad, valve and fretboard products are specific to the instrument and its materials, and the wrong one can do real damage. Write down what you actually use once you know it; the sheet does not guess on your behalf.
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