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2009-11-16 Guitar body repair:

This is finished with either polyester lacquer or nitro. The pricier Taks are nitro. Depending upon how deep the scratch is (is it a scratch, or has the lid indented the wood?), it could be buffed out

2009-11-13 Flattening top:

Forget about books and steam--they are far too unpredictable, John. Have you ever seen this? http://www.jldguitar.net/warped_tops/fixtop.html This is tailor-made for your problem, though I would

2009-11-04 How to add graphics under finish of guitar body.:

Jake, with mass-produced guitars like this, the graphic is silk-screened or printed on a sheet of compatible plastic (usually mylar) that is sandwiched under the polyester clearcoat, which is what Asian

2009-10-31 neck finish repair:

Looks to me like it was leaned up against a chair or amp for awhile, probably at various gigs. Repeated leaning against a hard edge has scratched away the original polyester varnish finish. You can

2009-10-30 Need guidance guitar project:

To determine the scale, measure from the inside of the nut (where the fretboard begins, in other words) to the center of the 12th fret and multiply by 2. A typical Fender 25.5" scale will measure 12.75