Gibson LP Std 60's Faded French Polish

Hello People!
Thanks for joining me for more guitar restoration videos!
Cheers,
Scotty D.,
Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC.
Nashville, Tennessee

[@bldallas]

Fascinating. Looks amazing.

[@bldallas]

Way back in junior high and high school (mid to late 70s), I was really into woodworking. I took every class available plus a semester of “individual study.” One polishing trick, our ship teacher taught me, was after polishing thru finer and finer grits of sandpaper, use a dry piece of the brown paper from a grocery bag for the final buff. If you think about it, paper is made from wood pulp and those old school brown paper grocery bags have just a tiny amount of abrasion to them. I’ve been doing it ever since. Works great.

[@bricebeaudoin4693]

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stratman9449]

hey Dude...nice job you did there...looking good....considered to buy one of these faded LPs....nice thin varnish...more reonance...but i fancy the 50s honey amber unburst whatever it's called for the fatter neck...cheers mate....well done.

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks!

[@Sammywhat]

Saw this done on Dan Steinhardt's acoustic build from That Pedal Show, "Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 4/5 With Jonny Kinkead" which starts right around the 40 minute mark or so. Jonny had some interesting insights to this method. Another great video, Scotty!! Keep em coming!! 🤠

[@harpethguitar]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I’m checking out the video. I love insight like this 👍🏻

[@terrydunne100]

Thanks for another great video. I have never tried French Polish but I can see the value pf it. Looks like something great to use for small repairs when you don't want to use an airbrush.

[@harpethguitar]

Right on! Shellac is Dan Erlewine’s favorite finish 🤓

[@terrydunne100]

@@harpethguitar By chance could you link me to the site where you learned these techniques? I want to join it. Nop hurry. No worry. Just when and if you get the chance,

[@harpethguitar]

The Looth Group. Join the “Ding Kings” tier for access to all of the finish repairs including French polishing. See you there! www.patreon.com/theloothgroup?

[@terrydunne100]

@@harpethguitar Thanks my friend for this incredible link. I am retired and do some free repairs for kids just to keep them playing and some paid repairs for others just to break even. This is my hobby and passion. I will join this right away.