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britguy
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Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada
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French polish durability?
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Been following the threads of Anders post on French Polishng techniques, etc. with great interest. I have a question for you professional builders: How durable should an FP finish be (within reason), and what factors might affect this? Reasons: I have a BRZ negra from a well-established builder (not on this forum) that's not even two years old and already looks like its had at least ten years of hard usage. I've always taken good care of my guitars; regular cleaning, polishing, don't leave them lying around, etc. But this instrument shows all kinds of minute scratches, rough patches, looks almost like bare wood in some areas? This is mostly on the back and sides. I have much older guitars that show much less signs of reasonable wear. I'm wondering if this lack of durability could be due to: A: - The finishing technique, (skills of the craftsman); B: - The quality of the polish materials, C: - Something inherent in the wood itself, or maybe other factors a non-luthier would not be aware of? And, of course, my final question would be; can anything (short of stripping and re-finishing) be done to restore or improve the finish on this instrument?
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Date Aug. 31 2012 14:01:32
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Dave K
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RE: French polish durability? (in reply to britguy)
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My first 'good' flamenco guitar, built and purchased Jan. 1965 was laquered. To this day, other than the numerous 'juerga' dings, still looks like new. A french polished instrument, given the same care and treatment, would (Because of my lack of maintenance) look pretty forlorn by now. I have never cleaned it with anything other than a soft cloth, occasionaly dampened with a bit of water (Don't do this to a french polished guitar!) to remove grime. The strings have been at or close to 'normal' tension (except for changing them) for all these years. It still sounds and plays great. The guitar is a lightly built peghead blanca, built by Jose Oribé. I believe José has since bowed to popular opinion/demand and is currently french polishing his guitars, but I'll keep my laquered one! That being said, I'll have to admit I live in Northern California where God is extra good to guitars... French polished guitars are beautiful but do require very special attention to keep them looking that way... Cheers, (I got this from Ron) Dave
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Date Sep. 1 2012 5:27:14
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