Top Refinish Advice
Below are some pictures of my D-41. I played it pretty hard and left pick trails. It also has a repaired seam seperation. I'm considering having the top refinished with a sunburst. Anyone have this...
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I would leave it alone. For me, the burst looks much better on a 35 series and lower. The glitter just looks better with the natural top. k
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OK, I'll take that as three nines confidence that it's not a good idea.Thanks, guys.-Lee*************D-41, D-18 Frankenstein's The Monster, D12-1, D-18V, 000-28EC, Martin Ukes "Os", Cheap Ukes and a...
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Quote:The glitter just looks better with the natural top.I disagree...slightly. Herb's 000-42 sunburst is one of the prettiest guitars I ever saw. The 35 sunburst sets off the pearl just right. It's...
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Lee , I saw this a bit late, but I'll chime in with the rest of the gang. Don't touch that top. There's not a dang thing wrong with it. JackJack65 years young and counting!Total Guitar Fraud Club -...
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It's called mojo, and no repair shop, not even in Naz, stocks it. Enjoy your guitar. (BTW too much thinkin' can be a bad thang, git playin' n take yer mind off of it!)Conor--------------HD-28V...
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You asked for some advice? Leave the poor thing alone and play it!Oh yeah, one other thing. Change your style so that you play ONLY on the strings rather than on the top and the strings......heh heh ....
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I gotta agree. I think it looks great as it is. Great silking.My friend looked into an aftermarket burst, and it is quite expensive. Very labor intensive because it involves removing the fretboard,...
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nothing like a top refinish to turn that into a nice looking $1,000 D-41.
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People spend years trying to achieve that lovely patina of 'well-played old Martin' which this D-41 has now achieved.If I were looking for a used Martin, this amount of honest wear is very...
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Thanks all for the nice comments on my guitar. I guess I'll just have to add some more tracks to it. *************D-41, D-18 Frankenstein's The Monster, D12-1, D-18V, 000-28EC, Martin Ukes "Os", Cheap...
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"top refinish advice"Don'tYou see what it does to the value of old guitars and I'm not much on painting guitars. That's a nice looking guitar. Scuffs and finish checking make em beautiful to me. Joe
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It's just beginning to look right.I only hope my D-18 starts to mature in that way!-Rick
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