Looks good so far Joe! I suspect the end result will look even better! 
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The best part of nitro is screw ups are easy an easy fix. (Only I know where mr. mosquito left tracks across the back of my octave mandolin!) Just let it dry, sand it out, and re-shoot. Ok, it sounds easy enough anyway. Looks good so far Joe! I suspect the end result will look even better!
Looks good so far Joe! I suspect the end result will look even better! Dennis Mitchell
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Joe,
That's looking really good - nice spraying. The lillies and butterfly really come to life under a nitro finish but they must be hell to wet sand
I'm intruiged by your pan handle on the fingerboard - tell me it's not screwed into the fingerboard
That's looking really good - nice spraying. The lillies and butterfly really come to life under a nitro finish but they must be hell to wet sand
I'm intruiged by your pan handle on the fingerboard - tell me it's not screwed into the fingerboard
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No Dave, fingerboards not on yet. Best idea I could come up with to hold this guy for spraying since the neck and body were all together.
You like that butterfly/lily inlay huh? Sometimes you just gots to pull out all the stops!
Joe
You like that butterfly/lily inlay huh? Sometimes you just gots to pull out all the stops!
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Well Joe,
It looks like you got a handle on the spraying. 
Great idea.
Lefty
It looks like you got a handle on the spraying.
Great idea.
Lefty
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Hi Joe,
I enjoy your straight forward approach to building each time I look over one of your threads.
This little guitar never looked so well. I am sure it will sound well too.
My early attempts with nitro looked nice but were all too thickly covered.
Most have crazed [if that's a word] and took quite a long while to open up in sound.
I now think this could have been avoided if I had known when to stop putting on the finish.
Steve
I enjoy your straight forward approach to building each time I look over one of your threads.
This little guitar never looked so well. I am sure it will sound well too.
My early attempts with nitro looked nice but were all too thickly covered.
Most have crazed [if that's a word] and took quite a long while to open up in sound.
I now think this could have been avoided if I had known when to stop putting on the finish.
Steve
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Joe,
What a great project. It's truly going to be better than new with that new top and improved bracing, and still have that old guitar mojo. Good work!
Pat
What a great project. It's truly going to be better than new with that new top and improved bracing, and still have that old guitar mojo. Good work!
Pat
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Imagine how rotten I felt after offing a bunch of tomato worms, learning that they morph into Sphinx moths...
NICE WORK Joe, looking spanky!
E
NICE WORK Joe, looking spanky!
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That's quite the handle Joe! Been going through a re-acquaintance with lacquer myself on the 12, although I used the varnish underneath...never again. Had some blushing and found this spray can of Behlen's blush away or some dang thing. Spray it over the blush and viola!
Finally bought a D/A and a 60 gallon 3 horse Campbell Hausfield. Tried the D/A with my old DeVilbiss 20 gallon, and it just runs too much.
You must be gettin' close to strinin' her up, yes?
Finally bought a D/A and a 60 gallon 3 horse Campbell Hausfield. Tried the D/A with my old DeVilbiss 20 gallon, and it just runs too much.
You must be gettin' close to strinin' her up, yes?
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