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Doug wrote:the reds and Daphne seem so predictable. I mean if you want to flip it, then those colors should help. But to complement that aged headstock & neck I'd love to see you replicate the aged, yellowed white.

This.
It's been to hell and back, has a real story attached to it, an above-and-beyond heroic save was made and now you want to make it common as muck. Keep on restorin'.

Well I don't know where I am gonna find a vintage neck cheep enough. I only have the body guys.

Doug wrote:I'd love to see you replicate the aged, yellowed white. And it will look less like a refin (not that you'd withhold that detail).

With a little skill, maybe you could blend new paint into the old (car bodyshops manage it!) thus saving most of the old guitar mojo.

Also;

Other than the turnaround speed , I'm most impressed by the grain orientation and the roundovers matching perfectly.

AddamInsane wrote:I'm most impressed by the grain orientation and the roundovers matching perfectly.

Thanks! I figured you would catch that. I knew I wanted the grain running lengthwise with the body so I measured the cut angle and transfered it to the
donor wood. I didn't know how the grain would actually match up until I started sanding everything flush. In the words of Mr. Petty "even the loser gets lucky sometime."



I vote for Daphne blue myself. I think punkacc needs a blue guitar. He's got red covered.

The aged white on this one is definitely not the original finish.
It looks to be about the 4th or 5th time it's been refinished and it's a poor refinish at that.

Change in plans for the Musicmaster/duo. Think I'm gonna do it in an off white. Maybe like it was.


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HOTNESS - red tort on white is classic.

I think I would slap a neck on it and call it done.

cooterfinger wrote:Slap a neck on it and call it done.

Looks cool like that. Maybe some Danish oil on the bare wood. Road worn. I would name that guitar "glory whole."

cooterfinger wrote:I think I would slap a neck on it and call it done.

me too, and much admiration of your MAD SKILLZZ !

wish I kept my mangled maplestang body now and sent it to you to get put right. Live and learn eh

I have a nice paperweight now by the way.

cur wrote:

cooterfinger wrote:Slap a neck on it and call it done.

Looks cool like that. Maybe some Danish oil on the bare wood. Road worn. I would name that guitar "glory whole."

I think it looks awesome. Sell me that and the scalloped neck. Jobs a good'un!

Punkacc9 wrote:Change in plans for the Musicmaster/duo. Think I'm gonna do it in an off white. Maybe like it was.


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Untitled by punkacc9, on Flickr

looks so cool way it is in the momment

Punkacc9 wrote:Well I don't know where I am gonna find a vintage neck cheep enough. I only have the body guys.

I know a luthier who has at least one Mustang neck, I think 1965 and maybe a '64. I'll give ya his email and phone if ya want...he's in Conyers. Maybe you know of Peter Jones?

Cheers,

I kind of dig it the way it is.

MatthewK wrote:HOTNESS - red tort on white is classic.

Yessss... ...or with the antiqued white.

AddamInsane wrote:

Just learned about a custom electric guitar luthier who worked up around the Seattle area until he passed, I think about seven years ago. He smoked big cigars and played his three-necked guitar as a one-man band. Gettin to the point here...He made a guitar with exactly this type of ergonomic "armrest" cutout. I wonder if a former owner of this guitar was from that region?

If anyone's interested I can post the reference to the article in a recent issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine.

Cheers,

Pssst. Paging HNB. Take over the thread or start a new one.

(Sold this to HNB. I think he will do it justice.)

Totally! Once I get back from Japan.

Woah. You're in Japan??

No heading over the 6th to the 21st with some students.