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Tony Williamson
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2011 9:22 pm |
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i just couldnt stand it. i stripped my ldg with stripeeze, most of the lacquer came right off, what a mess though. i expected green under the protected areas, since the rest of the guitar was green, or slightly faded.but it was a beautiful blue! now can someone explain that to me? anyway, i think it will be hard to get the blue out, so its going back blue. ive ordered some decals from Bobby Seymore, do these go directly on the wood, or do i put down a layer of lacquer first, then the decals, then several more coats of lacquer?
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Tony Williamson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 8:29 am ldg
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| it has such beautiful wood where the pad goes i really hate to put one back on it. anyone have an ldg style steel that doesnt have a pad? is it too uncomfortable without one, or maybe a smaller one could go back... |
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Tony Williamson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 10:49 am color
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| Ok, no replies so i,ll have a crack at it. The green must have been made with blue and yellow, the yellow is unstable, although i dont know why it would have deteriorated in a protected area. |
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 12:05 pm
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Tony,
If I'm not mistaken, color is sometimes added to the lacquer that is the top coat. It could be that the guitar is stained blue, but the yellow in the top coat of lacquer makes it green and adds depth.
Or it also could be that I don't know what I'm talking about. Just throwing it out there. |
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 12:20 pm
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| Probably was blue when it left the factory. Just because it's an LDG doesn't mean that it was originally green. I've seen them blue, black, and red. ShoBud made 'em whatever color you wanted. |
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Tony Williamson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 12:27 pm color
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| Ive got all the lacquer off, it has so much stain on it, im going to try chemically to get it out, maybe block sand some out, try to stay off the inlay. Its going back a dark blue, i,ll post a pic next step. |
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Gary Preston
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 2:35 pm Sho~Bud all the way !
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 Hi Tony . It was great to talk with you today . The wood in these guitars are wonderful ? Such great grain and birdseye ! I'm sure when you get done with the guitar it will look great ! We will get your vinyl pad covers done soon . Have a safe and happy new year . Best regards . G.P.
P.S. I think you need to post on the forum that you want to know if there are any steel players close to where you live . These folks are great to help with this kind of stuff . Just a thought  |
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Tony Williamson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 4:13 pm color
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| Thanks gary, i will. Great to talk to you also, i,m sure if i were near ohio i would be around the ohio steel guitar assn all the time. |
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 12:50 am
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Stain doesn't penetrate any species of maple very deeply, so you may be able to leach out the majority of the stain. You may actually want to try water on a paper towel to "lift" the dye from the wood. I would add common old ordinary household bleach to the water. It usually does a fine job.
Yes, many LDG's were NOT green. The late Dusty Nall had an LDG that was natural (clear). They could be ordered any color available from S-B that time.
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Paul Norman
From:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 3:59 pm
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| Just the state NC without a city covers a lot of territory. |
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 10:18 pm
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Tony,
My old Profesional was dark brown. I lifted as much color as I could with Lacquer thinner and then just sanded the heck out of it. Here's what it looked like after the sanding. Try not to take too much off under the end plate areas or there will be a gap. The inlays are quite thick and I wouldn't worry unless it's been refinished before. Make sure you glue and screw the apron and the center joint so you have a nice solid cabinet when you're done. Ron
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 31 Dec 2011 7:19 am
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| According to the guitar rock players who come on here you just devalued the selling price of your guitar. They are SOOOOO wrong. Nice job! |
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2012 12:05 pm
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Thanks Kevin, James Morehead didn't care much for the legs in this picture. 
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 2 Jan 2012 1:32 pm
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Well Ron, the legs don't bother me, but I do prefer a guitar with tuning keys, changer and strings.
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