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B. Howard
 Post subject: Another stratocaster....
PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:38 pm 
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Have been doing a few of these and this one turned out really nice so I thought I'd share. I know it's restoration but most folke don't seem to go in there.....Any ways it's a genuine 1962 Fender strat. It needed a lot of TLC. The pics tell the story.

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Outstanding job, Brian!

By the way, it's not the first time I have seen screen used to keep the neck from shifting side to side in the neck pocket, but it's definitely the largest piece. Usually I see half-inch pieces - not the whole shebang!

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oh man, i can't believe you painted over it....even if the white wasn't a factory job, it was still really cool
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Nice job Brian!
Always good to give an old axe a new start.

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Pretty cool...kind of reminds me of "what not to wear" looking at that original.

Great makeover! :)

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Nice job brian. There ought to be a bounty for removing Kahlers!

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What's wrong with Kahlers?

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pat macaluso wrote:
There ought to be a bounty for removing Kahlers!


I am paying my penance... 20 -30 years ago I was the guy cutting Kahlers and Floyd's into nice guitars. I figure I remove another 3-4 and I'm even.

FWIW, I still have one of mine that I cut a floyd into that i have considered restoring but have always passed on because it is so much fun to play.

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Nice job. As you saw, I like to see the oldies put back to rights. I would have agreed with the comment about painting over the white, if the Kahler hadn't been there....
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To preserve as much of the original stuff like the decals as possible the neck was over sprayed and the prep was pretty light so a lot of little dings and such are still there. You can't undo the damage but this doesn't look hateful.
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Pretty cool refurb :mrgreen:

My main Strat is a 1979 silver anniversary, that the porsche silver was badly stripped. Its kind of cream with yellowish streaks. I tried a couple of times to get to bare wood. Whatever Fender used under the color coat is tough.
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Clinchriver wrote:
Pretty cool refurb :mrgreen:

My main Strat is a 1979 silver anniversary, that the porsche silver was badly stripped. Its kind of cream with yellowish streaks. I tried a couple of times to get to bare wood. Whatever Fender used under the color coat is tough.


It was called Fullerplast. It was a sealer that the bodies were dipped in rather than sprayed on. It was a one step fill and seal. Another local shop owner has an old strat that he stripped the finish down to the Fullerplast and left it. It has held up rather well that way for a long time. I may be putting a burst back on it for him this winter, just not a tri-tone.

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Wow...I never considered screen material for a shim. Hmmm
Nice job on the new finish but I really love the back on the original. Real honest wear and cool crazing
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Nice work Brian. [clap] ...Mike

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That isn't one of those generic prewired pickguards is it?
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Nope, was custom wired to the customers specs. Has a mini rail-bucker in at the bridge set up for phase flip and coil tap. And of course the cap....which he thought was a large part of the mojo even though it was a tough squeeze into the cavity.

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