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Would poly stick to Vinyl?

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1048067)

Would poly stick to Vinyl?

I know it's not the same, but i believe that it will.

When in doubt, a coat of shellac between. Larned that the hard way

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1048067)

Would poly stick to Vinyl?

I would think so, but, then I'm a tree trimmer, not a painter.

I thought those vinyl (whole car) wraps were good for several years, too, so...

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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 1048092)

When in doubt, a coat of shellac between. Larned that the hard way

I don't follow, does that mean shellac will stick to anything and anything will stick to shellac?

That's what I keep seeing. That it won't react either. Remember when I put lacquer over enamel?

The finish guys said I could have used shellac between and been ok

I've head that numerous times about shellac too.

Only problem with shellac is that alcohol removes it, and it's not terribly water resistant either. But it has its place.

Ladies and gentlemen... the beetles!

When you're hot, you're hot...

This must be for a special occasion, too hard to maintain and a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Yah, maybe just paint the whammy bar on..

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 1048226)

...shellac...

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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 1048227)

... the beetles!

I see what you did there.;)

Watch out for that devil music, if you find it please let me know where.:blush:

I was amazed how many guitars are on Amazon.

I'm a stranger in these parts so please don't tell me to get off your land. ;)

However, earlier this month a guitar was brought in for valuation on the Antiques Road Show and I thought that the story might be of interest to the assembled throng.

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Guitar once owned by The Beatles valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow

The guitar is now owned by a man who once worked with George Harrison.

A guitar that once belonged to Beatles members John Lennon and George Harrison received a valuation of up to £400,000 on BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow.

The instrument is unique in that it doesn’t have any frets, making it more challenging to play than a regular guitar.

The current owner, Ray, recalled that even Beatles guitarist George Harrison couldn’t get along with its unconventional design.

“You’re definitely getting more out of it than I am. It’s doing better for you, why don’t you have it,” he reportedly told Ray, who was then recording sessions for a film company that Harrison co-founded.

Little did he know that several decades later it would be worth a small fortune, with Antiques Roadshow expert Jon Baddeley giving it a staggering estimate between £300,000 and £400,000.

He explained: “To a guitar collector, it’s initially a very rare guitar.

Then to somebody who’s a Beatles fan, to own a guitar that was once owned by both John Lennon and George Harrison, can you get a better history? Two of the most important rock stars of the 20th Century.”

Nonetheless, Ray expressed no intention to sell the cherished item which he said he still plays regularly to this day.

The episode was filmed at Battle Abbey in Sussex, which was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings.

Link

There's a four minute clip of the appraisal in the link below.

As such I don't think it will fall foul of the copyright rules that prevent complete programmes being viewable outside the UK.

Anyway, I hope that there is something of interest to you guitar aficionados and I'll now get off your land. :)

Link

PS £1 = $1.19 as of this morning.

This land is my land, this land is your land
From the California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land welcomes Bro Carruthers cheer.

Talk about heavy duty...

Somebody's in trouble...

I wanna see the rest

Gotta leave something to the imagination.

I'd love to see it too, but I've searched and searched without success.
But I did find some Wylde designs...
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And some scary designs, one with Bieber's face made me jump

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Of course once the shop is set up you can make lots of things...

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You can buy this one, or copy it, or copy some of it, or reject it, because this is the land of the free where you can do any damn thing you want... unless somebody is offended.

I think they coulda got one more pick up in there.

Somewhere.

Somehow.

It had to cost 10 grand in order to pay all the licensing.

And the tach only goes to 8, should be 11.

HA!
Of course, good catch.

I wonder if this guitar is really brass or some trick like a polymer overlay?

Why d'ya think it's brass?

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1054048)

I wonder if this guitar is really brass or some trick like a polymer overlay?

There is a booming industry of after-market drum wraps. I didn't see a "brass" or "gold" in glossy finish with a quick search, but "chrome" finish is pretty common. These wraps are deigned to not interfere with the resonance of a drum shell, so I imagine a guitar would respond similarly.

Here's a good source on drum wraps:

https://jamminsam.com/drum-wrap-pricing/

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1054073)

Why d'ya think it's brass?

his old eyes. it's a black guitar with a yellow light reflecting off it

That's not a black guitar, this is a black guitar...

The pinched neck on the back, but not the front, of the neck is strange.

unlikely the neck is pinched. I believe we're seeing a white reflection from the two equally spaced long shoplight-style lights lighting it from above, the same ones we see reflected just a little higher up the neck.

Nope I don't think that's it...

OK, I think I've got it. Looking a pictures of that model I think we're looking at the step.

I call that the heel of the neck. at the top, there is sometimes a volute to reinforce the head stock on an angled head.

Heel is a most excellent name for it.:thumb:

Another guitar build but a hollow body, or semi-hollow body, from Sapele Mahogany with mucho hand work. Doesn't get boring though, he moves right along.

Very different methods. And the edit skips a bunch. Like how did he get the pots inside? Was the back not glued on yet? Doesn't really show it.

Yeah, I was wondering how that happened. After he had the pots all connected and working the next thing he's fishing wires out.

I thought this was an interesting article about Fender, Paul, and Bigsby trying to build the Rock 'n Roll guitar.

Stuff, guitar stuff...

Here's a challenge for ya:

might need a bigger garage.

"slightly eccentric character"

understatement.

Hey, look, it's a bass lute!

When the music teacher or Aunt Betty make you play that shit you don't like...