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Guard or not to guard.
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Guard or not to guard.
I have a clients 1930’s Gibson L-00 that had survived its past life as a New Orleans blues joint house guitar. It’s even immortalized on an old postcard from the day. It shows all the wear n’ tear but sounds and plays great.
Problem is, the customer (at my discretion) wants a period-correct replacement pickguard, as the original was visible in all it’s historic photos but has since been removed from the body prior to his ownership.
The original footprint has been severely worn and pick-gouged leaving no level surface to adhere. The last thing I want to do is apply any form of filler to level the surface just to apply a new guard.
Alter the original footprint to accommodate a new guard? Or hand it back unmolested?
This is my moral dilemma. Thanks, looths.
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I would probably level where the pickguard is going to sit and leave everything else.
I’d probably do it with something wood colored as most of the pickguard material you are going to use is translucent enough to make it an issue.-
Thank you, Ian!! Im always paranoid adding foreign materials to an old ax.
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See if you can do it in such a way that is reversible. Gel CA makes a great barrier. It doesn’t penetrate much and if your so fill isn’t to their liking, someone in the future can reverse it without much erosion. Just accelerate before application to further inhibit penetration.
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I was considering some water based filler for a reversible application. Excellent advice to use accelerated CA gel! Also thought about a thin sealer coat of shellac pre-glue. Not sure if that would help or hinder
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