dklsplace
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I mentioned my latest find in another thread recently. Found this one on craigslist in CA & Fedex delivered a '64 SF II this afternoon.
This one is stripped of hardware & most of the finish. I nearly choked when my wife called today to say there's a beat up old guitar case on the front porch. :shock: No box....just an dirty old SKB case with a shipping label & wrapped with packaging tape in several places. Fortunately, no damage.
The story goes, that the seller's neighbor was the original owner. He didn't play it much, but it was always out of it's case & he was a 2 pack a day Lucky Strike smoker. Apparently the nicotine film was so thick, the headstock logo wasn't visible. With solvent & sanding, years of crud were removed to reveal a prime example of Hoboken craftsmanship.
The good news, it looks like I only need to do minimal prep work & finish sanding before spraying a new lacquer clear coat. The bad news....the neck joint is loose, so this won't go as quickly as I'd hoped. Guess I'll be breaking out the espresso machine tomorrow.
This one is stripped of hardware & most of the finish. I nearly choked when my wife called today to say there's a beat up old guitar case on the front porch. :shock: No box....just an dirty old SKB case with a shipping label & wrapped with packaging tape in several places. Fortunately, no damage.
The story goes, that the seller's neighbor was the original owner. He didn't play it much, but it was always out of it's case & he was a 2 pack a day Lucky Strike smoker. Apparently the nicotine film was so thick, the headstock logo wasn't visible. With solvent & sanding, years of crud were removed to reveal a prime example of Hoboken craftsmanship.
The good news, it looks like I only need to do minimal prep work & finish sanding before spraying a new lacquer clear coat. The bad news....the neck joint is loose, so this won't go as quickly as I'd hoped. Guess I'll be breaking out the espresso machine tomorrow.