Hi there! I have a problem with my '98 Gibson 'The Paul 2' which I kept in a less than ideal location for a few years (conservatory with wild temperature swings). This has caused a big cosmetic problem with the headstock where the veneer (or sometimes it seems to be called the overlay) has warped and is peeling away from the headstock.. The lacquer on the veneer has also had it and is crazed and flaking off.
So it would seem that a good virus lockdown project would be to replace the veneer, but immediately came across a stumbling block - none of the suppliers online seem to have a headstock overlay that is the same size as my guitar: it is different to a Standard or a Studio headstock.. I have found one supplier who could possibly supply a customised shape, but I would have to provide that shape for them to use.
So the question is, does anyone have or know where I could find a template for my headstock? Failing that I'll take the old one off and draw around it, but digitising that accurately could be fraught with difficulty!
I have also fired off an email to Gibson asking if they have spares or a template so we'll see.
Thanks, Martin
So it would seem that a good virus lockdown project would be to replace the veneer, but immediately came across a stumbling block - none of the suppliers online seem to have a headstock overlay that is the same size as my guitar: it is different to a Standard or a Studio headstock.. I have found one supplier who could possibly supply a customised shape, but I would have to provide that shape for them to use.
So the question is, does anyone have or know where I could find a template for my headstock? Failing that I'll take the old one off and draw around it, but digitising that accurately could be fraught with difficulty!
I have also fired off an email to Gibson asking if they have spares or a template so we'll see.
Thanks, Martin