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| Author: | refinish [ Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hofner Violin Bass Colors |
 Hello Everyone, New to the forum and this is my first post. I have a project I'm starting re-finishing an old Hofner violin bass. Does anyone have any information as to how I can get the original color/colors in the burst? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers |
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| Author: | Nick Oliver [ Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hofner Violin Bass Colors |
Hi Refinish, I re-did a Hofner bass some years back & if my memory serves me right I just did a tobbacco burst. First I wipe coated the bare wood with a waterbased stain of honey amber with a small amount of Medium brown to darken it up slightly , if it's too strong just wipe more water on to tone down the color then the lacquered tobbacco burst with a very light touch of red in the transition stage. Best bet is to do a google image search and just match up using good pictures from your search. |
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| Author: | refinish [ Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hofner Violin Bass Colors |
Thanks Nick, This is what I was thinking also. I guess I wanted some inside info. Will give it a shot soon. I may post pics when finished. Thanks again |
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