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RE: Issues with Varnish and other stuff (in reply to Manitas de Lata)
Why all the hostility?
Manitas, without pictures, it's difficult to offer any advice as to what you class as 'stings'. There are many types of finish on guitars, and each has to be given different consideration. Finishes need a bit of experience.
Sometimes oddities like that can be a result of something on the finish, or under the finish etc. Moisture, oil, bacteria etc. Start by cleaning the instrument, with something safe, such as a damp rag, be it water, or naphtha / lighter fuel etc. Something that isn't going to react with any finish, then see where you are. You can then extend it to a polishing compound etc. Just keep it basic.
Waxes etc are protective, and if you want to use them, then use them last. If you start trying to re-finish a guitar, or add finish to an existing finish, it becomes complicated, as you have to melt the 2 finishes together, otherwise one will simply sit on the other.
RE: Issues with Varnish and other stuff (in reply to Manitas de Lata)
I can't see it under my lights but from the pictures everything looks quite trivial. Certainly the dings are tiny.
Some guitars are finished with open grain, at every level, be it factory or craftsman. It's personal taste / choice, so not a flaw as such. If it is a flaw, then it can be filled, but again I can't see. If it's pumice left overs, or fluff / polish, then of course it can be cleaned. The grazes can be worked on with a fairly dry pad after softening the area, but you're jumping in at the deep end a bit if not repaired before.
Tuners will feel much better after an old toothbrush, and a bit of lubrication is applied, but there's plenty to choose from so fill your boots in that respect.
RE: Issues with Varnish and other stuff (in reply to Firefrets)
yes little dings arent major things , their tinny , still when i looked today the varnish from the top is cracking , 1 or 2 years (as this rythm) and its worse
What do you think the photo that is showing at the post , the large one? for me looks like a varnish that is getting "open pour"
RE: Issues with Varnish and other stuff (in reply to Stu)
i use glasses and i can see perfect the open pores with lack fo varnish .
still no issue anymore , i apllied wax so the guitar is protect for now , im not going to invest money on this guitar.
I still have one tatay and tomas from the 60´s (+-) to recover (gave it to a luthier that is dificult to answer the phone..) and made a deal with another guitarmaker/luthier, i give him some old Walnut wood and he restores my tatay . if i dont like the sound i will sell it , as well my blanca and buy a better guitar :)
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