kurtsstuff Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I've aquired a Gibson LP standard that was originally a goldtop but was very poorly refinished in a sunburst sorta thing I know theres a couple folks here that do refin's but can't remember who?? Can anybody refresh my feeble memory?? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 RoyB and Stike both refinish guitars. I wouldn't be surprised if some others do too. Be sure to post before and after pics when you get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentrocks Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I have a guy here in kalamzoo, MI...Pete Moreno. He worked for Gibson in the 60s & 70s...he also worked for Heritage. He has refined a couple H 150s for me in Silverburst...he does all finishes and his work is GRADE A!!!i could get an estimate for you if you were to send me some hi res picslet me know and i could handle the transprotation of your guitar as well...you could ship it to me, i would take it to pete and ship it back to you when its donejust throwing that out there if you like....i have helped a lot of guys on the Heritage Owners Club, taking stuff to Pete and everybody is very pleased with his work.brent269-207-7328 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw686blue Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Here's my vote for Stike. Great guy to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Here's my vote for Stike. Great guy to work with. Ditto here. Stike has finished or refinished some of my favorite guitars and does incredible work at fair prices. He's working on a couple things for me now, actually. Great dude too. ROWYCO Kustoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentrocks Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Here's my vote for Stike. Great guy to work with. Ditto here. Stike has finished or refinished some of my favorite guitars and does incredible work at fair prices. He's working on a couple things for me now, actually. Great dude too. ROWYCO Kustoms that is purdy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serial Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I've got four or five Stike-finished guitars. The man is an artist and the ROWYCO Kustoms tees are pretty badassed too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Stike's doing one for me now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottcrud Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Stike!This thread a worth a sh*t without pics of your LP Standard Kurt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Stike! This thread a worth a sh*t without pics of your LP Standard Kurt... Stike it is then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Ouch. Yes, I think a refin is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Here's my vote for Stike. Great guy to work with. Ditto here. Stike has finished or refinished some of my favorite guitars and does incredible work at fair prices. He's working on a couple things for me now, actually. Great dude too. ROWYCO Kustoms Thinking about having him do my V with the same finish. Great personality, Great Work, and he's a HAMER forum Member WTF else could ya ask for. thats a Trifecta right there. hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Due to land today and I'll take better pictures but if the thing sounds great as is I won't touch it and live with the..ummm...ugly'ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Oh come on Kurt, have some fun. Sparkle it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyfour Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 SPARKLE IT! Pickups and rings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinit Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Doesn't look HORRIBLE, just inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Well...got the guitar and....umm....it's worse off than I'd hoped The maple cap is actually separated/lifting in a couple of spots and a couple spots have what would best be described as "waves" ...what the hell did this guy do?? But...it does sound good and plays great so....probably just gonna play it until it completely falls apart....retopping this thing was not in the budget.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Well...got the guitar and....umm....it's worse off than I'd hoped The maple cap is actually separated/lifting in a couple of spots and a couple spots have what would best be described as "waves" ...what the hell did this guy do?? But...it does sound good and plays great so....probably just gonna play it until it completely falls apart....retopping this thing was not in the budget.. Relax, all right? My old bud Stike is a guitar refinisher, he's got this ULTIMATE set of tools. He can fix it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I had my '73 LPC re-topped. It's was a bit of work, but worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 I had my '73 LPC re-topped. It's was a bit of work, but worth it! Looks great!! But....musta cost a bunch?? Well...got the guitar and....umm....it's worse off than I'd hoped The maple cap is actually separated/lifting in a couple of spots and a couple spots have what would best be described as "waves" ...what the hell did this guy do?? But...it does sound good and plays great so....probably just gonna play it until it completely falls apart....retopping this thing was not in the budget.. Relax, all right? My old bud Stike is a guitar refinisher, he's got this ULTIMATE set of tools. He can fix it... I'll have to contact him....see what he thinks?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Just curious if anybody knows?? Looks to me like the two piecemaple top has shrunk pulling away from the edges and seperating the seam in the middle...is this possible andwould a stripping agent cause it?? Thats my best guess anyways?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formula73 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'm not knocking the LPC, but from that angle, the carve looks more PRS-ish than Gibson-ish, especially on the cutaway. That said, the top is INCREDIBLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stike Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Just curious if anybody knows?? Looks to me like the two piecemaple top has shrunk pulling away from the edges and seperating the seam in the middle...is this possible andwould a stripping agent cause it?? Thats my best guess anyways??That glue joint sure is off center. There's no telling what happened but it's fucked up-heat? Wet?The votes of confidence are nice but that might be beyond my comfort zone, I'm pretty much just a paint guy. Are you near Portland? Saul Koll I'm sure could give you an accurate diagnosis of what happened and what would be invloved to get it right. Just guessing from the pics but it could be the maple wasn't jointed right and was forced closed with the clamps only to open up later. Maybe the wood wasn't dried enough before glueing? What kind of shape is the binding in? Post some more pics if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyB Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Do you know any details about what year the guitar is? from the separation in the top and waves it almost looks like someone veneered the top (poorly). Is your idea to do back to a burst or Goldtop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsstuff Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Do you know any details about what year the guitar is? from the separation in the top and waves it almost looks like someone veneered the top (poorly). Is your idea to do back to a burst or Goldtop?I was thinking of just doing a solid black or maybe a see through black and from the pot codes it looks to be a 1991The binding all looks good and the guitar itself plays and sounds great and actually stays in tune!! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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