rickbarclay
Inspired
Hi, all! Just got a new '78 strat, pretty much unplayable due to a lacquered fretboard and undersized frets.
My bad; traded for sight seen only in photos. Sounds good, though and is in very good condition otherwise.
So, my mechanic wants $450 to refret it and remove the lacquer, with the warning that doing so will destroy
the guitar's value.
I'm not a collector, I'm a player; so, I could care less about what the guitar is worth to others. But $450.00
is a lot of moola to spend for "playability." But then again, it's either fix it, or put it in a corner for the rest of its life, which is not an option for me.
Sooo, does anyone here have any experience soda blasting, and would it work on a guitar neck's lacquer finish? Thanks for any info. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
My bad; traded for sight seen only in photos. Sounds good, though and is in very good condition otherwise.
So, my mechanic wants $450 to refret it and remove the lacquer, with the warning that doing so will destroy
the guitar's value.
I'm not a collector, I'm a player; so, I could care less about what the guitar is worth to others. But $450.00
is a lot of moola to spend for "playability." But then again, it's either fix it, or put it in a corner for the rest of its life, which is not an option for me.
Sooo, does anyone here have any experience soda blasting, and would it work on a guitar neck's lacquer finish? Thanks for any info. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.