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Conversion Refinish

jimmi

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I finally got around to having my '55 conversion refinished. Judging by several features it had when I got it (thick finish on the face, tailpiece placement etc) I am guessing it It has a great top and curl that was pretty much hidden by the thick ambered clear that you could see with the right light. All work was done by Tom Standler out of Nashville.

Anyway, a few pictures of it before:


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Stripping and prepping :

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redoing the plugs:
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Adding the base yellow:
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That looks awesome! :salude Really like the top on it! Cool to see the flames pop after the yellow base coat:jim
 
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Cyphex said:
That looks awesome! :salude Really like the top on it! Cool to see the flames pop after the yellow base coat:jim
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Thanks. The main reason I wanted to do it was th great original top was being hidden by the opique finish. Tom did a great job with the colors. Has a great green hue in natural light with tea to reddish coloring under artificial light. Happy with the result.
 
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That was the rite thing to do, Very nice! Thanks for documenting the process and shareing.
 
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sws1 said:
That looks like a photo from Carters. Will this be up for sale soon?
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No....I don’t do the pump and dump 😜. Tom just got the photographer to take a few professional pictures.
 
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I think I liked it before - but it looks great now! Sometimes that ‘70s/‘80s ‘Burst conversion look is very cool. It’s never historically accurate, but it has a mysterious vibe that often appeals to me. That being said, I agree with the comment “it looks like it can breathe again.” Well done!

Has the sound changed in any way? Is it still the same guitar, so to speak? Has the playability been affected?
 
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brandtkronholm said:
I think I liked it before -
Has the sound changed in any way? Is it still the same guitar, so to speak? Has the playability affected?
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I agree, I thought it looked better before, but maybe it's just the original camera angles that accentuated the appearance of the flames... lol!
 
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