I pull it out once a year or so and inspect it and wipe it down with some guitar polish. I keep the strings and the bow slack. Other than that, I keep it in a cabinet in the same room I store my firearms. Humidity and temp controlled... I don't know if that is the best I could do for it, but it has worked so far. I have a great/grand niece that is studying and I hope to hear it sing in her hands when she is ready.