1st question, side prep
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:03 am
Hello,
My 1st kit (Blues Creek, D18 style) is coming along nicely but I have a 1st question. Great forum, btw!
My blocks are glued and rim roughly sanded flat. Next step is to glue in cloth side strips and lining but as I look as my sanded mahogany sides, I see they are much lighter in color than insides of finished guitars. My goal is old style D18 so wondering if I should sand sides only then glue in strips/lining or perhaps more prep is needed?
Maybe the guitars I've looked at had varnish applied inside or age darkens the sides but just wanted to check in. I'm not concerned about final color but just not seeming like this will match what I see in other guitars.
thanks.
My 1st kit (Blues Creek, D18 style) is coming along nicely but I have a 1st question. Great forum, btw!
My blocks are glued and rim roughly sanded flat. Next step is to glue in cloth side strips and lining but as I look as my sanded mahogany sides, I see they are much lighter in color than insides of finished guitars. My goal is old style D18 so wondering if I should sand sides only then glue in strips/lining or perhaps more prep is needed?
Maybe the guitars I've looked at had varnish applied inside or age darkens the sides but just wanted to check in. I'm not concerned about final color but just not seeming like this will match what I see in other guitars.
thanks.