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Post by RickW on Jan 16, 2021 14:30:48 GMT -5
I think Marshall might have been the one with the spray paint.
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Post by Marty on Jan 16, 2021 15:13:42 GMT -5
The best thing to do with that guitar is let CF Martin fix it. Let Martin put a new top on it, that's the only way to keep the value. That way it is back to perfect factory specs.
EDIT: YES I do say NO every once in a while.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 16, 2021 15:51:08 GMT -5
Dang. Didn't this guy ever hear about masking tape even? And what kind of paint is that? Rustoleum?
My goodness. I've used nitrocellulous tobacco sunburst from Reranch exclusively for guitar tops. And I practiced on blank wood before coming near a guitar. And I did detailed masking. My goodness. It took me HOURS to get the masking delicately cut in place. Tricky stuff. But the only way to get a reasonable product.
Wow, spraying a $10,000 guitar. Really stupid.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jan 16, 2021 15:53:19 GMT -5
That is shameful.
Mike
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Post by billhammond on Jan 16, 2021 16:03:55 GMT -5
It's just a dumb ol' Martin, who cares? |
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Post by RickW on Jan 16, 2021 16:19:37 GMT -5
It's just a dumb ol' Martin, who cares? Exactly! Except for the 10k part. That just hurts. |
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Post by howard lee on Jan 16, 2021 16:22:26 GMT -5
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Post by drlj on Jan 16, 2021 16:32:43 GMT -5
I have told this before, but many years ago a guy I knew who repaired and built instruments showed me a 50s era D-28 that a guy had sanded down to bare wood and spray painted purple using hardware spray paint. He wanted a guitar that grabbed attention when he was on stage. It sounded like a cardboard box strung with rubber bands. He brought it to the repairman to be fixed but it was beyond hope. The repairman told him to take it home and make a planter out of it.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 16, 2021 19:11:22 GMT -5
Who the hell wants a purple planter?
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Post by billhammond on Jan 16, 2021 19:41:20 GMT -5
Who the hell wants a purple planter? Thousands of Vikings fans! |
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