blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Anyone know of a good way to take the bad look off a cedar top guitar that has strumming and pick marks on it? Without the expense of taking it to a professional workshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 BBG - my sister has a classical high end guitar and it gets even marked up by nails, despite her soft touch. ai am not sure there is much a hobbyist non-luthier can do without worsening it. Here is a post on another forum that talks about spot-steaming... http://www.classicalguitardelcamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=81990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Cheers sal. That'll give me some reading for bed later. Appreciate the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Looks like my singer's had a loan of it from ye for a week. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 A nice looking Lowden you have there. What year model is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Its not a lowden mountainpicker. Was made by sam Irwin who was one of lowdens luthiers though. May as well be a lowden sounds and looks just same.just has his headstock rather than lowdens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mountainpicker Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's what I get for assuming..by the look of the bridge. Still a nice looking guitar though. It has a simple elegance to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's what I get for assuming..by the look of the bridge. Still a nice looking guitar though. It has a simple elegance to it. Well , he worked there from the start etc. Was just one he built on commission for the guy I bought it from. The guy asked sam if he could do some sort of deal to get him a lowden (Their wives worked together) and sam said I have a few parts here , I'll assemble them if youre not fussy about having lowden on the headstock. Guy wasnt and thats where it came from Its as nice as any lowden I've played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I think youre going soft BBG ... been spendign too much time on the AGF me thinks .. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I think youre going soft BBG ... been spendign too much time on the AGF me thinks .. ? I'm thinking of selling EA. How come youre fella , from staind gets an extra grand or two for his 'mojoed' guitars ? And everyone expects me to give discount! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I'm thinking of selling EA. How come youre fella , from staind gets an extra grand or two for his 'mojoed' guitars ? And everyone expects me to give discount! :) Coz his is a Gibson ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Coz his is a Gibson ..... Haha! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
father_of_pearl Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Irish men + Cedar top guitars = Destructive Relationship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Irish men + Cedar top guitars = Destructive Relationship You could insert a lot of things apart from 'cedar top guitars' into that equation FOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 You could insert a lot of things apart from 'cedar top guitars' into that equation FOP. Being an Irishman, I can verify that!! :) Hmmm.. what is it about Irishmen and guitars. Here's the '72 Guild F-30R I toured with. Still a LONG way from Glen's Tak. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
father_of_pearl Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 You could insert a lot of things apart from 'cedar top guitars' into that equation FOP. I know, I know BBG. But I want to stay unoffending Do you want to sell it because you've got your mind set on another one??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
father_of_pearl Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Being an Irishman, I can verify that!! :) Hmmm.. what is it about Irishmen and guitars. Here's the '72 Guild F-30R I toured with. Still a LONG way from Glen's Tak. DC Nice one DRC, plenty of mojo. I thought Guilds were build like tanks, but it looks like they can't resist the Irishman's heavy right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brannon67 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 If it was me,(which its not) I would just go with the marks/wear. I think alot of times, it gives a guitar a warm broken in feel, ads character to it, like a well worn J45 or whatever, I like much better then a new, unmarked, unplayed looking guitar. Thats just me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrr Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Looks like the scratches go down to the white meat.... if the wood is unprotected, uhh? For just scratches in the lacquer you can rub with fine pumice powder on a soft oily cloth, which is beyond fine sandpaper, and then buff the lacquer shine back. (best the oil not penetrate the bare wood.) Or just take regular gloss lacquer and heavily thin it to almost water... using a fine brush, tediously dab it into the scratches. Let dry overnite, won't make the guitar into a collectors item but... you put the lime in the coconut and drink the bowl up, but don't call me in the a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Irish men + Cedar top guitars = Destructive Relationship That's a fairly old pic, isn't it? I wonder how the guitar, and the operator are looking now? Amazing shot - wonder what holds it all together? And BBG, you have a way to go with yours before you need to get so worried. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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