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After scraping the inlay flush, we now need to re-do the finish, which
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A bit of french polishing fills everything nicely, and readies it for some
nitrocellulose lacquer. Since this isn't an older instrument, I'm not
concerned with saving the old finish, therefore we are going to over spray
the sides all the way around. This will assure us that this
"repair" will blend in invisibly. On a vintage instrument, we
would have been very careful to minimize the area to be refinished, but
that's not necessary with this one.
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Since this was a mere prototype, the original machines were Grover
Stat Tites, but we're going to add Waverly machines, now. In order to do
so correctly, I filled the holes with maple "plugs", so that we
may re-drill them to fit the Waverlies better. |
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I also removed the headplate. I had originally cut a crude logo from
sliced antler, but it didn't look very nice. Since we are going to fill
the holes anyway, I decided to start fresh from end to end.
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The neck had also been r-carved by Bryan, but the finish wasn't the same
on the shank as it was on the heel and headstock, so I stripped it
completely, and will french polish it for a nice and even finish. I took
great care not to mess with the profile that Bryan had carved; it is a
nice feeling neck.
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