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| I would like to re-finish part of the neck on my 1617 Legend (made in 1975)
To be precise, a small area on the end of the pegboard has been damaged,probably by dropping.
I intend to repair the damage by cutting out the broken wood, and carefully inserting a new piece
having a similar grain/colour. The repair should be virtually undetectable (with luck!)
I would like to re-finish the area of repair to match the existing original finish.However, the finish seems
to be quite thick, in fact a much thicker finish than that on any other guitar neck I have seen.
I would welcome any information as to the type of varnish/lacquer that was used on this guitar.
Thanks for your help.
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Have you tried contacting customer service at Ovation in New Hartford? |
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Location: New Hartford CT | muzza has the right idea.
It is not your garden variety laquer or varnish but 8 coats of a poly based material. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Poly doesn't "melt" in like Lacquer and is problematic in repairs. Small areas can be fixed with Cyano-"Super"-glue (which is Poly with a tricky delivery system. |
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Location: Vancouver Island, BC | If you do the wood repair nice and smooth, build it up gradually with super glue till it is "over built". Then shape it with avery fine file. Wet sand with 1500-2000 grit, then buff or polish with buffing compound or similar.
Should come out like glass. If you file too much, you can re-build witg glue. This stoff is hard!
Best of luck. |
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| Thanks for the various replies. I have been experimenting with a Polyurethane varnish over the past few days, and on a small test piece of the
wood I will be using for the repair, have had some encouraging results. After 4 coats the thickness is starting to build up,and the colour is darkening
to give a good match. The varnish although sold as 'clear' does have a slight yellow/orange tint when in the tin, which helps.
I am interested in the super glue suggestions, and must admit to never having thought of using it in this application. I do wonder however, how many
'coats' would be required to build up to the required thickness? In my experience this stuff is very runny.
I will start some experiments with the super glue asap and report on progress. Thanks again |
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What type of varnish/lacquer was used on a 1617 Legend neck
