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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:48 pm 
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Walnut
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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.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:54 pm 
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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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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:39 pm 
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Walnut
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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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