Erno12 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I have a Hummingbird 63 and want to refresh my pickguard. It's not broken but the colors are very pale. What's yhe best thing to do: keep the original pickguard and find somebody to paint it or buy a new one ? I must admit that this pickguard have many souvenirs and I would really like to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Leave it alone. The wear on the pickguard is part of a vintage guitar's story. If it's a 1963, that's pretty prime territory for Hummingbird lovers. Anything you do to the pickguard will probably actually reduce the value of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Erno12...........from the thumb-pic it looks great! Don't mess with perfection :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Hey there - touching this p-guard would probably mean messing up. If anything try a thin thin thin brush here and there, , , then no again don't. . But Erno - could we see larger pics of the whole guitar and close-up of the old guard ? Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 You must have seen those aging stars who have plastic surgery? Yes? Nuff sed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just look at poor Dolly Parton. Don't touch that pick-guard IMHO. It would be better to just purchase a new Bird for a pristine looking version. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Can you picture a fine old antique grandfather clock with a new painted face? Leave it, please - it looks Exactly as it should. It is actually valuable in it's current case and any attempt to 'restore' it would probably make it (the pick guard) worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hey there - touching this p-guard would probably mean messing up. If anything try a thin thin thin brush here and there, , , then no again don't. . But Erno - could we see larger pics of the whole guitar and close-up of the old guard ? Welcome Wouldn't the '63er have 'panzer paint' em7? But no OP leave her alone. Everyone knows what you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Wouldn't the '63er have 'panzer paint' em7? The incredible'n'invincible GPP (German panzer paint) conquered during The Battle of Bulge, brought over the Atlantic in late 1945, then sold on the black market and eventually picked up by Kalamazoo.* Yes, that was my thought and the reason close-ups could be interesting. 1963'ers very seldom show faded guards and I'm a Sherlock in progress on this topic. In other words, you're on track, aliasphobias. Double curious here. . Hope Erno12 gets the perspective. *To avoid any misunderstandings and stray myths, this is an old tale made up by a slightly younger me. Nothing to it at all - apart from the tremendous strength of that terrific, but toxic early 60's guard paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 There are a group of crazy people out there who know lots and lots about Hummingbird pickguards. Who engraved them (many were signed), the whole history on engraving, molding, and painting. Some of the old ones are considered to be handmade works of art -- not too far off the mark. I wish I knew more about it. Google is not a big help. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 If it was me.. I wouldn't mess with it.. My 61 has one just like yours.. Its just fine the way it is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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