Quote:
Originally Posted by paulzoom
Picked up my guitar tonight to find two deep scratches on the top. Frustrating because I have no idea how they got there. Always careful with it. Can these kind of scratches be repaired since it's a french polish top? Do they have to do the whole top or can it be spot fixed to at least make it less noticeable?
Attachment 18845 |
...by a person skilled in French polishing. If the original builder isn’t an option then look for a local French polisher. They may well be able to repair the scratches without removing the all the soundboard finish. If not the whole top could be refinished but that will be considerably more expensive.
Shellac is a beautiful finish but not very durable when it comes to scratches. My tutor at college was recently working on a guitar where the owner had left a 2 inch gouge along the rib where he’d ‘missed’ when plugging in the jack - I was surprised at the amount of damage this caused, but the finish repair was invisible once completed.