devellis said:
Doc, I defer to your greater experience and stand corrected.
I wouldn't say you are wrong, Bob just looking at it from a different angle. Machine finishing is a skill that takes a deft touch and time to learn. I buff out metal often at work and home with wheels, but I can destroy a coat (or many) of lacquer in a heartbeat. I've used machines to finish lacquer, but I go real slow and easy. Same with spray guns, a pro can get it done in 2 or three coats, amateurs tend to put on more, lighter coats and do more sanding. I see a lot of guitars that in my opinion have way too much lacquer on them. I think those heavily lacquered guitars have more of a tendency to check, and do so sooner.
I've been told by 2 custom automotive painters, and several fine woodworkers, that the majority of luthiers and guitar repair people really don't know much about lacquer, just enough to get by. It makes sense if you think about it. Cars and furniture get more use and abuse than guitars and live in a harsher environment.
killdeer43 said:
The Grizzly headquarters complex is right down the road from me and I've been into the showroom a bunch of times to look at all the misc. parts they have for making your own guitars and other musical instruments.
My son-in-law bought one of their guitar kits and I'll see if I can grab a few photos when he's finished with it.
It's a pretty neat side line for a company that makes fine woodworking tools. :wink:
Joe
Grizzly is a strange outfit. I lived for a few years in Springfield MO, where they have a large distribution center and showroom. I'm not much of a woodworker, but I've been a metal fabricator all my life. The quality of their metalworking stuff is pretty low, but now and then there is a winner. I hear mostly good things about their woodworking tools, other than the real cheap ones.
I guess the owner/founder is into guitars. I'd be interested to see photos of your son-in-laws kit. I played one that was built by a guy who worked there, it was pretty nice, but he had built two others and hand picked the parts for the third.