Fixit
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Well as promised, here are some pictures of the SF-IV I receintly aquired that is going to get a restoration. This guitar as you can see from the pictures has been re-painted and is also sporting the wrong tailpiece, pickguard and tuning machines, Yuk! Anyway these will be the first in a series to attempt to capture key points through the process. This guitar is a mahogany SF that was originally Cherry Red. I will attempt to remove the black and retain the original color. I am certain that some color touch-up will probably be needed, but hope to keep it at a minimum. I am also sure that some additional clear coat (nitrocellulose lacquer of course) will be needed. After that re-assembly with the correct parts. I am not attempting to restore to new condition, that wouldn't look right either for a forty five year old guitar, rather I am after that not abused, and well taken care of look. The real good news is that this guitar plays well and sounds even better, but we will get to that after the work is done. I hope everyone will enjoy watching the transformation as much as I will enjoy bringing this back to where it should be. So without further ado this is what I'll be starting with.