Finally finished … almost!

The Achilles' Heel of Luthiery
David L
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Location: Slidell, La

Re: Finally finished … almost!

Post by David L »

Your guitar looks good, I especially like the inlay on the head plate and the fret board!

David L
Kevin Sjostrand
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Re: Finally finished … almost!

Post by Kevin Sjostrand »

Mark, your guitar looks great. I have had similar "fracturing" of the nitro in this area where the heel meets the body. I believe the cause is a very minor high spot in the fit in my case, and as the surfaces come together the uneven force cracks the lacquer. I was able to sand it down to the fracture, and then drop fill the area, finishing it again with a razor blade scraper, etc.

Kevin
MKlee
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Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:31 pm
Location: Swaziland, Africa

Re: Finally finished … almost!

Post by MKlee »

Thanks for the input folks … I"m very happy with my first attempt at a guitar. Just can't wait to start the next one.

I believe the gap to be too big to drop fill so I'm going to try the wax pencils tonight - I'll let you know how it goes.
Mark Klee
Mark@HeartForAfrica.org
Swaziland, Africa
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