Hi, I was hoping to gather your thoughts on buying a kit and just storing it, not building it, for a semi-long time, such as 6 months or even a year.
Would it be a bad idea? Would the wood twist and turn in undesirable ways?
I ask this question because I've been hankering to order another kit but I know that I don't have much time to build, so I'm guessing the guitar will not be touched for a long time.
Is it generally better to build a kit soon after you receive it?
Thanks.
Thoughts on buying a kit and not building it for a while?
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Re: Thoughts on buying a kit and not building it for a while?
The sides, if they are bent, will 'un-bend' if left in a free state for very long.
I have an orphan set of mahogany dread sides that came prebent. They are slowly flattening out.
If you have a mold or form to clamp the sides into, that would keep them from relaxing.
That's the only detriment to putting a kit on the shelf I can think of.
A friend sent me a kit he wasn't going to build, and it's in my 'to-do' someday pile. I expect to have to deal with the sides, ie, re-bend them.
I have an orphan set of mahogany dread sides that came prebent. They are slowly flattening out.
If you have a mold or form to clamp the sides into, that would keep them from relaxing.
That's the only detriment to putting a kit on the shelf I can think of.
A friend sent me a kit he wasn't going to build, and it's in my 'to-do' someday pile. I expect to have to deal with the sides, ie, re-bend them.
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Re: Thoughts on buying a kit and not building it for a while?
I see, thank you for that information!
I do not have the tools or space necessary to re-bend sides if they flatten out, so that would be a huge problem for me.
I guess I should hold off on a kit for now until I have the time to actually dedicate to building.
I do not have the tools or space necessary to re-bend sides if they flatten out, so that would be a huge problem for me.
I guess I should hold off on a kit for now until I have the time to actually dedicate to building.