D-25 PROJECT COMPLETED

I finally finished the old D-25 project. One of the most time consuming and difficult parts to get right, (for me anyway), was getting the finish applied.

The Old D-25 Plays, Sounds and Looks real nice.

Here are some before and after pictures.


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George :mrgreen:

Wow Geo , great job -should be proud. I see lots of cowboy stuff in the background, saddle, boots, lasoin' rope. what gives.

learnintoplay62 said:

I see lots of cowboy stuff in the background, saddle, boots, lasoin' rope. what gives.

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The before pictures were taken by the guy I bought the guitar from. An Old Timer, Nevada Cowboy. 8)

George

Excellent work! You should be very proud.

Wow! You need to apply for a job at the repair shop in New Hartford that just opened..... really

Well Done!
Looks fantastic!!!

Well, my friend, you know I've been waiting for these pictures. What an AMAZING job you did on that old wreck of a guitar!!! I'm in awe of your crazy, mad skills!! GOOD JOB!!! Finishing a guitar is one of THE most difficult things to do. Crazy a$$ shape with lots of curves and corners and edges..... kudos to you!! :!: :!: :!:

BEAUTIFUL!!

WTG George
that guitar came out GREAT.
Plus, you get to take pride that you restored an instrument and put it back into service

Thanks Guys. Every step was a first for me and a very enjoyable experience.

George

Yowzaa :!: :!: Great job. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Very cool. I love the tuners... what are they?

Great job George...with that kind of 'mojo' the guy must have been able to play...something, and several different ways.. :lol: Steffan

The tuners look like some they have at GFS.

NEONMOONY said:

The tuners look like some they have at GFS.

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bluesypicky said:

Very cool. I love the tuners... what are they?

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Grover 18:1 Sta-Tites


George

Beautiful work George! Hey, are you trying to put Fixit out of business or sumpin'? :lol:

twocorgis said:

Beautiful work George! Hey, are you trying to put Fixit out of business or sumpin'? :lol:

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Since you mentioned it Sandy.... when I saw this thread I thought "we're gonna call you lil' Tom now!" :lol:

Geo said:

NEONMOONY said:

The tuners look like some they have at GFS.

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bluesypicky said:

Very cool. I love the tuners... what are they?

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Grover 18:1 Sta-Tites


George

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Good choice. These are used on some of the New Hartford models.

Dave

What kind and how did you apply the finish?

Ravon said:

What kind and how did you apply the finish?

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ColorTone Liquid Stain / Seagrave Nitrocellulose Lacquer applied with a HVLP touch-up spray gun.

Buffed out using a buffing arbor with Menzerna compound.

My buffer spins at a very high RPM so I found out the hard way you can screw up and go through the finish with a buffing wheel if your not careful. :lol: Did a better job the second time around. I'll probably get another arbor just for guitar finishing. I think I'll try a kit guitar build next.

George

I'm impressed! Great job!