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Flamingrae -> RE: Repairing a beaten up guitar: help please. (Jul. 16 2011 13:57:43)
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I'm not an expert but here goes.........
Head - dont worry too much about this until you are re-finishing, then sand out any bad marks.
Heel - re-cap with wood of your choice - poss. rosewood?
Rosette - could be your hardest job. Depends on your standards - to do a prof. job you would have to fit similar grained wood to fill the broken part - then find similar bindings to re-inlay. Problem here is that it's weak structurally and you could really wreck the rest of it if your not careful. If you cant find similar bindings - just inlay a bit of black/white binding - or dont......see whats happening behind too, if it's backed or not. At the least, just fit a similar grained wood and draw a black line. (not my choice, but it's an option).
Back - get any loose crap out then re-glue and clamp to the original level. Check whats happening with the linings on the inside too. Might have to replace if any are not there. When it dry you can re-sand and finish to your own standard.
If you want to change the colour then strip everything off with paint remover (with care) - resand (gently) stain whatever colour - then refinish. There are a number of options for this.
If I was doing this.......I'd go heel - back - rosette, then sand the head and lightly finish everything with a laquer of french depending on whats there. Then leave it alone and play. Repair and restoration calls for sympathetic skill to what has to be done.
Hope this helps - maybe someone else has got another view on this - many ways to skin a cat.
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