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I am new to this Forum and I am not sure if my pics are showing up. I am budget restoring a sweet H165 that came to me with a broken and badly epoxy glued headstock (paid 5 dollars for it). I sanded it down and tried to paint the face gloss black with about 8 coats of polyurethane. It just kept getting worse so I sanded it all off and am starting over. I want to try using a can of gloss black acrylic lacquer on the headstock face because It dries quicker and seals each coat with itself to become one. I am thinking about three coats will do. The mahogany underside I want to just blend in with the rest of the neck using Howards Restore a Finish followed by a good polishing. I will experiment with it before actually doing it. I hope the pics show up for you. I am still learning how to use this Forum correctly. Any suggestions are welcome. Bill

thanks for posting

I have an H165 that I literally pulled out of a dumpster. It was missing a bridge, nut, and tuning machines. It had a split in the top along with a significant top belly and a bowed neck.

I was able to nurse it back to health. The replacement bridge came from the scrap bin at Jim Olson's shop. I humidified it and sealed the top crack. I straightened the neck and then did a poor man's neck reset (fingerboard shim. It is a surprisingly good sounding instrument.

Work slowly and be willing to experiment and I think you will be rewarded with a functional, pleasant sounding instrument.

Billinflorida wrote:I am new to this Forum and I am not sure if my pics are showing up. I am budget restoring a sweet H165 that came to me with a broken and badly epoxy glued headstock (paid 5 dollars for it). I sanded it down and tried to paint the face gloss black with about 8 coats of polyurethane. It just kept getting worse so I sanded it all off and am starting over. I want to try using a can of gloss black acrylic lacquer on the headstock face because It dries quicker and seals each coat with itself to become one. I am thinking about three coats will do. The mahogany underside I want to just blend in with the rest of the neck using Howards Restore a Finish followed by a good polishing. I will experiment with it before actually doing it. I hope the pics show up for you. I am still learning how to use this Forum correctly. Any suggestions are welcome. Bill

Hi Bill,

Welcome!

To post photos. Use jpeg format photos and make them at least 840 pixels. I usually resize mine to a minimum of 1000 pixels on the longest side.

You'll see a.gray box that says, "choose file". Click it and choose your photo. You can make a comment about the photo, if you wish (or not). After choosing it, make sure you click "add the file" which will be a yellow box on the right, otherwise your photo won't get added.

You can then place them in any order you want to, by a drop-down box. Otherwise, they should appear in the order that you've added them.

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