Epiphone Casino Refin (is happening!)

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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:05 am

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...thank god you didn't opt for tort!...
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...I debating ordering a tort.
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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:33 am

So hot.

But don't fucking ruin it by torting it.
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Post by sookwinder » Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:57 am

I have a few Epiphones but I have never managed to grab a Pelham Blue one.
This Casino looks superb!

FWIW the only colour guard on an Epiphone can be a white/parchment.
Black is for Gibsons.

Them the rules :D
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Post by rbrcbr » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:52 am

sookwinder wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:57 am
I have a few Epiphones but I have never managed to grab a Pelham Blue one.
This Casino looks superb!

FWIW the only colour guard on an Epiphone can be a white/parchment.
Black is for Gibsons.

Them the rules :D
Hahahaha yeah parchment is the way I'm keeping it and is also true to the vintage example I based it off of. Someone mentioned doing a parchment truss rod cover but that wouldn't be vintage correct :whistle: The black looks good but makes the finish seem darker.

Btw Sookwinder, did you ever see that they're making a new USA Casino? It was supposed to come out this summer and has been continually pushed back - the Royal Tan with the small headstock is calling my name even though I can't justify a high end Casino after this...not yet. I know you've got the real deal though so no need :D

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Post by Maggieo » Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:09 am

That color is so beautiful, I think I'd just leave the pickguard off.
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Post by wproffitt » Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:55 pm

sookwinder wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:57 am
I have a few Epiphones but I have never managed to grab a Pelham Blue one.
This Casino looks superb!

FWIW the only colour guard on an Epiphone can be a white/parchment.
Black is for Gibsons.

Them the rules :D
He’s right, folks! It looks killer with the parchment guard!

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Post by BoringPostcards » Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:19 am

Looks awesome. I prefer the black pickguard, but they both look good.
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Post by seenoevil II » Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:31 am

Did you contemplate leaving the neck with just clear coat like on those funky sg melody makers?
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Post by rbrcbr » Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:03 am

seenoevil II wrote:
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Did you contemplate leaving the neck with just clear coat like on those funky sg melody makers?
Never understood why that was a thing :D

Think I'm sticking with parchment. Now to make it permanent - when I decided to go with the Gibson style pickguard bracket, I didn't realize it involved gluing the guard to a block mounted on the bracket. Also surprised at how much that bracket pokes out into your leg when sitting down, kind of annoying but visually I think it looks a bit nicer than the standard Epiphone bracket. I've been using double sided tape but I'm not sure that'll hold for all that long. Anyone else got any tips for this?

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Post by leeranaldo » Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:01 am

Hey all - maybe I missed it but in all the talk about stripping the Casinos, I don't see anyone mention if the SOUND QUALITY has improved? That was, of course, the main reason Donovan suggested it to John and George in India... I've recently come into a MIJ Casino and quite enjoying it but thinking about emulating the stripped finish. I've also never seen a really detailed account of who/how John+George stripped theirs, and if they re-coated them (nitro-cellulose?) or left them raw. If anyone has a link to a site w this info could you post it please?

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Post by rbrcbr » Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:23 am

leeranaldo wrote:
Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:01 am
Hey all - maybe I missed it but in all the talk about stripping the Casinos, I don't see anyone mention if the SOUND QUALITY has improved? That was, of course, the main reason Donovan suggested it to John and George in India... I've recently come into a MIJ Casino and quite enjoying it but thinking about emulating the stripped finish. I've also never seen a really detailed account of who/how John+George stripped theirs, and if they re-coated them (nitro-cellulose?) or left them raw. If anyone has a link to a site w this info could you post it please?
I can't speak to whether it improved at all sonically, as it was just a thin base clear coat on mine before the refin, but this guitar sounds great. I think if I remember right they sealed their guitars with a thin clear coat of nitro just to make sure the raw wood wasn't exposed, but I'm not a beatles expert so don't quote me.

Which model MIJ Casino? I know there's a '65 reissue run of MIJ stuff that came with a factory nitro finish, but I don't recall what years. I wanna say it was like 2014 or so

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