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| Author: | bob J [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:04 am ] |
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I have heard that Robert Johnson's L-00 had a sunbust top. True? How do you do a sunburst? |
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| Author: | John How [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:21 am ] |
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If your referring to the guitar pictured on most of the recorded volumes of Robert Johnsons work, it is a Gibson L-1. Sunbursts can be rubbed on with stains (hard to get consistent results though) or sprayed directly on the wood (the way I do it) or shaded in the finish (the way most do it). |
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| Author: | bob J [ Thu May 18, 2006 8:24 am ] |
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Thank you John, How about air brush? Do you know if there is a step by step set of instructions with pictures? |
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| Author: | bob J [ Thu May 18, 2006 11:03 pm ] |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Fri May 19, 2006 6:46 am ] |
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Bob, If you can find a copy of Roger Siminoff's book Building a Bluegrass Mandolin, it has a good demonstration of the hand application of a sunburst on bare wood. He uses alcohol-based dyes, which can be blended on the wood better than could water-based, but that eliminates the possibility of using shellac as a sealer or finish. As for spray application, I'm sure Stew-Mac has an appropriate book and/or video explaining the process. |
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| Author: | bob J [ Mon May 22, 2006 12:51 am ] |
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