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Guyute	Just about to put the last Grover on...		Lead	[-]
Posts: 345 06/22/09 7:14 PM Moderator	Tags : None I used to have a handle on ads, but it broke. Remove this ad Realized I don't have before and after pictures, so I took a picture mid-way through. These were a LOT easier to install than I expected. I did end up having to do just a very little bit of filing, and then clamped the bushings in (with a soft cotton rag over the back of the headstock to protect it). I really like the look and the tuners feel like a lot better quality than the OEM tuners. Yeah, I haven't screwed the top screws in yet...want to drill pilot holes (veeeeeeery carefully)
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Telemikester		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/22/09 8:10 PM Moderator	Whoa! Nice......... It looks lighter too. Great job!
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Guyute		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/22/09 8:27 PM Moderator	I really like them....now if I can only figure out a way to age the BRIGHT white binding on this sucker, I'll be totally happy with it
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Tricone		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/22/09 8:38 PM Moderator	Guyute wrote: I really like them....now if I can only figure out a way to age the BRIGHT white binding on this sucker, I'll be totally happy with it You used the word "age". Synonym = Relic Mike!!! That's your expertise! BTW, Chris, those tuners do like night and day better! There the ones on the left, correct?
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Guyute		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/22/09 9:10 PM Moderator	Yeah, I guess relic is what I mean....but not really. I don't want finish removed, just wish the binding wasn't so blindingly white.
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Tricone		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/22/09 9:37 PM Moderator	Mike has a way of making the binding appear aged without removing finish, don't you Mike? I believe it involves spraying some tinted lacquer, though.
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Guyute		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/22/09 9:45 PM Moderator	I used to have a handle on ads, but it broke. Remove this ad Hmmm...yeah, I think I'll probably end up just living with it
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Telemikester		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/23/09 6:53 AM Moderator	Yep, there are ways to yellow the binding a little. You can see in Tricone's Tele thread where the Pickguard was aged using a tinted amber lacquer. That was an extreme aging, though. There are other ways of just adding a little aged yellow to binding without actually shooting lacquer and buffing it out. There are some lacquer pens out now that work well for minor binding work, but I've found there are some tricks to using them to get the look to be period correct. Personally, I love bright white binding on acoustics! That's what I've always liked about the Colling's acoustics and their mandolins. Also, Martin binding seems to take a while before it yellows. My '90s HD28 still looks brand new. I would leave it and let it do its thing....
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Telemikester		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/24/09 8:31 AM Moderator	Hey Guyute, Just checking in. Did you get your pilot screw holes drilled OK and the new tuners installed completely? I just can't sleep with the picture of those tuners just hanging there by one screw left in my mind.... :-)
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Guyute		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/24/09 11:24 AM Moderator	Hahaha....yup, they're all finished and they work great! Played it onstage for the first time last night. Brought the Taylor, too just in case anything had gone horribly awry (I hadn't tested the pickup until I actually set up my P.A. last night), but all was smooth sailing. I have to admit, I'm pretty surprised at the difference in tone when plugged in between this and my Taylor. The K&K really does a great job of expressing the differences in tone between the Martin and the Taylor sounds.
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Telemikester		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/24/09 12:25 PM Moderator	Glad to hear it. It looks like you do good work Guyute.
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Guyute		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/24/09 12:27 PM Moderator	Haha...well, I flail around, but eventually get the job done. Wouldn't exactly call myself "handy" and parts of these mods were a bit scary. I'll post some pics of the guitar later.
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Telemikester		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/24/09 12:46 PM Moderator	I used to have a handle on ads, but it broke. Remove this ad Yes, yes... Must see!
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