Thank you very much Shonie. Donahueghs I am hanging to get strings on this thing.
Thanks again Chris, the more I researched laquer finishes the more I read about french polish. Karcey mentioned earlier about wipe on finishes....I thought "what the heck" worst comes to worst, I sand it off and start again.
I cannot tell you how wonderful a french polished guitar feels...even without strings!
During the week I've done another 8 sessions of french polishing, It's surprisingly hard work once you get a feel for it.
I've been using a bench vise to hold it in place when I'm polishing.
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This pic doesn't do it justice, but you can see by the reflections at the bottom just how glossy it's becoming.
Tomorrow I'll sand with 1200 to take off any high spots, then a few more sessions with thinned shellac to gloss it up.
Hopefully, that'll be the end of the finishing stage. >>>>
I can see why people rave about this finish, it is absolutely stunning!
Next steps are:
Cutting the tape off, sounds easy but I am freaking about it!
Reinstalling the bridge.
Fitting the Bridge Doctor, to remove the bulge in the top.... That's if it ever arrives! (Who's great idea was it to put the US so far away from Australia?)