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Expanded 2nd edition!
Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step
By Dan Erlewine and Don MacRostie • Published by Stewart-MacDonald
The definitive book for finishing guitars and fretted instruments. Learn from the pros: materials, equipment and techniques, plus three dozen recipes for famous finishes. This book helps give you the confidence to finish new instruments, refinish old ones, and perform flawless touch-ups.
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The expanded 2nd edition features color stain mixing charts, a color gallery of vintage finishes, and detailed recipes for recreating them with professional results. Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step focuses on nitrocellulose lacquer, the most common guitar finish, but also includes addditional information on varnishes, oils and French polishing. Dan Erlewine's color-illustrated essay guides you through the steps of modern waterbase finishing, too. 188 pages, softcover.
A partial list of contents:
Materials and tools Abrasives • Solvents • Fillers • Colorants • Topcoats • Buffing materials and equipment
Techniques The basics of spray equipment • Sanding • Buffing • Basic finishing steps
Recipes for popular finishes Fender blond, sunbursts and solids • Gibson goldtop, cherry red and sunbursts • Basic Martin-style finish • Lots more!
Color gallery Stain mixing color charts • Examples of vintage finishes • Waterbase finishing steps
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February 7, 2008
Wanted to tell you how PLEASED I am with a recent order: your refinishing book, and some dye to match Gibson's Heritage Cherry....well, I NAILED it dead on and I am by absolutely no means a paint guy! I refinished a '62 Gibson SG Jr. that just absolutely shines and looks like a professional build. |
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Randall Bryan
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I just finished my guitar with the products that I purchased from you. I also bought the Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step book and videos. I just wanted to say that with the combined book and videos my finishing project (beginner) turned out better than I expected. It gave me much insight to future projects. |
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David Gambrel
Phoenix AZ |
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I think Dan Erlewine and Don MacRostie are the Ben Franklin and Orville Wright of guitar repair and construction!!! This is just a very, very well deserved thank you! I honestly don’t know if I’d be building guitars without you guys (and Bob Benedetto who I found through you!). It’s great to see people making the most of their profession, and boy do you! |
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Ben Hunter
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Shown on page 91 of our latest catalog.
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