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Assemble first, or finish first?
I've seen threads with assembled guitars being sent off for finishing, but I've also seen where folks finish first, then put the bridge and neck on. The idea of removing finish to install the bridge, and doing it neatly, seems daunting. Not to mention the effect of finish thickness on the neck set. What's the deal?
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There are many ways to skin a cat. No one way is "The way"...... except French Polish maybe. A hand rubbed finish would be a lot more difficult to keep even with a neck and bridge in place. You can/I do block off a chunk of where the bridge would go with tape so the peeling of the finish at the bridge is a touch easier.
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I'm with John on this one.
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That's my plan. Neck is on. Bridge will be off and masked. Ask me how it went in a couple months.
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I believe most Classicals are finished assembled. Obviously there would be no other way with a Spanish Heel.
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I've finished classicals fully assembled and apart and finished steel strings fully assembled and apart. Both work. Finishing the body separately from the neck is definitely easier. Trying to fill, level and buff in corners where the neck meets the body takes more time/effort, often with less stelar results.
Some designs don't allow the neck to be assembled after finishing. Last edited by charles Tauber; 09-09-2011 at 07:16 PM. |
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Charles, someday I'm going to get brave enough to try a cutaway/neck heel like yours.
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Last edited by charles Tauber; 09-10-2011 at 01:26 AM. |
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Charles your cutaways are second to none wow.......
Woody is your cutaway guitar sycamore?
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Osage Orange, with a Euro Spruce top. Client wanted the cutaway to be "different" so I used Rosewood for it.
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The 80's 90's Yamaha's and also Alvarez MD's I have owned have a heck of a finish build up at the neck joint. Those were definitely sprayed assembled! The finish at that location is usually hazy. Kept some great sounding guitars cheap!
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