darwinohm wrote: I will try to locate your F-100 in the gallery.
Here's a link to make things easy:
Patty's F-100ll-EYou don't see many in the white .
Do you know the wood used for the body?
While the strings are off-
Some pure lemon oil will freshen the fingerboard wood (KenC likes walnut oil...that actually sounds better to me though I haven't tried it, the lemon is pretty strong smelling ) .
If the wood hasn't been oiled for a while it sometimes likes a few applications with some time between to soak in .
Then wipe away any excess really well so your new strings stay clean. The wood will love it and the grain will show nicely.
Have you read about the "toothbrush trick" for your string change? It'll make things easier if you place a little block of some non marring material under the backside of your bridge before taking the old strings off.
This will allow you to get back up to tension with the new strings without having to fight the system while getting there.
(I hope that makes sense-just put 'toothbrush' in the the search box for more/better info)
elwood