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RE: Yamaha C40 - extreme make over - guitar edition
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Haithamflamenco
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RE: Yamaha C40 - extreme make over ... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
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ole amigos, thanks, at this stage I was facing the difficulties in finishing, I was using brushing lacquer (Minwax clear brushing lecqure ) but it was think and heavy to brush, so I thinned it with NC thinner and didn't really brush it but wipe it, using the superglue as a grain filler was not a good idea, its super glue is very thin you need maybe 20 superglue to file the back only, but it works good as sealer for the lacquer, so I was wiping the thinned lacquer and leave it to dry and wet sanding between , I was working for long time on the finsihing, at the end I couldnt reach the glossy finsih I was looking for, I didnt have a buffer wheel so I was using my car polisher and dimond cut polish , I printed the rossete on a glosse self adhsive paper and I stick it on the top and I will cover later with the golpe
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Date Jan. 7 2015 6:13:46
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Haithamflamenco
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RE: Yamaha C40 - extreme make over ... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
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more photos, I apologise I didnt take a good photo afte I finsih the guitar, below is the before and after photo ok, what I did to the guitar is: 1.stripping the poly paint and refinsih the guitar with differnt color and NC lecque 2. modfy the head stock look like conde hermanos medi luna. 3. lower the action by lowering the bone saddel and the bridge. 4. reduce the thickness of the neck. 5.open a sound port. 6. add golpe. 7. stick a conde hermanos rose type rossete. 8. replace the machine head tunners. 9. add flamenco strings medium/hard 10. frets leveling. difficulties: 1. removing the original finshin was the worst, its very hard and there is a thick layer ander the stain , Ibilive its a sealer, the paint remover couldnt remove it. 2. I faild to cut the sound port in oval shap like some flamenco guitar I dont want to mention its name , so I end up with an oversize soundport. 3. filling the open grain was a night mare, using superglue is a filler is bad idea, but the super is medium is good. 4. couldnt reach the shiny glossy finsih, lag to tools and machines
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Date Jan. 7 2015 8:17:17
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Haithamflamenco
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RE: Yamaha C40 - extreme make over ... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
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I always thought the C40 sounded darn good in the music store. This one sounds like a good conde! ricardo maybe sounded like a bad conde quote:
So, Mr. H. Tell me more about the whale hole (sound port) that you added. Are you pleased with the sound when practicing alone? Do you hear a difference? yes rick, as I said , it was my friend requested to make an oval shape, but I failed to make oval using a wring saw, I know is big, usually I make the sound port for this fully plywood c40 guitar about 2.5inch diameter , and its really making a different here a video for a Yamaha c40 before the sound port http://instagram.com/p/s_l9aqsgZ8/ after the sound port http://instagram.com/p/s_mbWEsgaX/ the actual guitar in this post is fine with this big hole, but know I am considering to make a sliding door for it, so he can adjust the size of the port. BTW I saw half section cut classical guitar in guitar shop in bahrain, Manuel rodregiz and still sounded good , this is the usual size i cut quote:
I might have done more but when I discovered that the wood (if you can call it that) was laminate, I held fire. Still pleased I did this and I'm sure you must notice a difference with your guitar. Loved the solution to the conde rosette - might have to watch copyright on that though. flaminrae - thanks, woow, French polish amazing ,I wich checked out earlier that your guitar is laminated, dont worry about copy right, its just one project the son of mariano is following me in instgram and he didnt like those photos
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Date Jan. 8 2015 7:17:25
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