'61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost complete

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - clearcoats on, now curing

Post by MattK » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:52 pm

Amazing care taken and you will love this guitar like your own soul. Oly white / tort is a winner in my book too.

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished - pics tonight ...

Post by painted wood » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:04 am

It's been a long time in the works, but I got back my oly white '61 from the Guitar Mill yesterday evening.  I sent it to them to buff and polish out the body and redo the headstock fixing/filling the termite channels (back of headstock) and just painting/restoring it better that I could have ever done.  They applied the decal too.

I am very pleased.  Now I am just waiting on another neck shim and some strings before I can bolt on the neck and play. 

It is a sweet minty color  :-* (reranch oly white + clear) and I am in  :-*.

I'll post pics tonight.  Stay tuned

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - buffed and polished - pics tonight

Post by painted wood » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:14 pm

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finished pics coming soon... :-*
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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - clearcoats on, now curing

Post by painted wood » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:22 pm

MatthewK wrote: Amazing care taken and you will love this guitar like your own soul. Oly white / tort is a winner in my book too.
:-*

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost complete

Post by dug » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:09 pm

oh man, that's sweet

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost complete

Post by the older brother » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:56 pm

:-* :-* :-*

Really awesome! Great job!

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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost complete

Post by missionguitars » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:30 pm

Well done! 8)
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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost comple

Post by Slow-Pop » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:53 pm

Wow, that thing looks great.  I wish I could touch it!  :?
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Re: '61 JM repair/refin - now oly. white - polished assembly pics, almost complete

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:08 pm

That looks really good.

I'm glad you left the worn amber finish on the back of the neck.
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