Tremonti project

[gush]

Yes, very curious to see this finished.

 

[bluenova]

Love where this is going. I bet it turns out sweet.

 

[Eddie kim]

Can't wait to see the final.

 

[bodia]

C'mon! It's tomorrow already! I need to change my diaper, but I'm not sure I can get up. Can't feel my legs!

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

I bought this Tremonti SE for a steal a while ago, with a view to either restoring it, refinishing it, or just playing it depending on the actual condition when received.

When I received it, it was in a bit of a sorry state.
Someone had tried to give it a satin finish by rubbing it down, unfortunately rubbing through the veneer. So I assume in an effort to recover the mistake, the damage was stained which made it worse as the colour didn't match. It also had a slightly sanded 'satin' neck.
The aftermarket locking tuners were damaged, it had a PS sticker over a badly painted damaged headstock, a trem block (a block of wood), no trem arm, a Tusq nut, aftermarket knobs (which I actually like) and was fitted with Duncan and Dimarzio pickups and a coil tap to the tone pot.

Man! Some people shouldn't be allowed to handle tools... of any type.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Hey don’t rush a brother from East Anglia!

This is a craftsman at work, he’s got a real neck cradle and knows how to apply masking tape!

@ScottR you’re a liar man, you live with a red, that takes real guts!

 

[John Beef]

I knew the veneers were thin, but I didn't know they were that easy to remove. I've wanted a plain maple PRS for a while. Makes some of those used ZMs at Dave's look even better.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

The beauty of a hot air gun, a steady hand and a “cast iron” constitution!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I knew the veneers were thin, but I didn't know they were that easy to remove.

Yeah, I'm intrigued to see how well that worked.

 

[ScottR]

@ScottR you’re a liar man, you live with a red, that takes real guts!

It's a fine line between bravery and stupidity...a line which I tight rope one everyday...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

WTF? It’s been like, two days! If I wanted to be jerked around like this I’d start watching The Walking Dead again.

 

[toothace]

Seriously!!! WTF dude!!!

 

[ScottR]

CCCCAAAAAAMMMMMAAAAAANNNN!!!!!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Dudes! Chill!!

 

[gush]

Hey don’t rush a brother from East Anglia!

This is a craftsman at work, he’s got a real neck cradle and knows how to apply masking tape!

@ScottR you’re a liar man, you live with a red, that takes real guts!

If you mean red head wife, you speak the truth! Got one myself!

 

[ScottR]

Yes, indeed I do...don't let the smile lull you into a false sense of safety...that's how she got me...cropped out the butcher knife...see the uncanny resemblance?

https://imgur.com/a/Nzbgr

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Yes, indeed I do...don't let the smile lull you into a false sense of safety...that's how she got me...cropped out the butcher knife...see the uncanny resemblance?

https://imgur.com/a/Nzbgr

Don’t you dare repeat this to her!

I looked at the photo and I heard -

“Hey Scotty, do you want your boat back?”

 

[davegixer]

Sorry all!! That wasn't an intentional teaser, I got called away with work....anwyay....I'm back....

So, I took the veneer completely off and this is what was underneath....

As you can see, two of the pieces of mahogany are of similar grain, and one is quite different. Sad times for creating a nice uniformed top.

Time to consider my options: paint the top a solid colour, paint the top a crazy design or airbrush it, get one of those full body decals, stain it one dark colour, stain it a translucent colour or stain it with a burst type finish.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Sorry all!! That wasn't an intentional teaser, I got called away with work....anwyay....I'm back....

So, I took the veneer completely off and this is what was underneath....

As you can see, two of the pieces of mahogany are of similar grain, and one is quite different. Sad times for creating a nice uniformed top.

Time to consider my options: paint the top a solid colour, paint the top a crazy design or airbrush it, get one of those full body decals, stain it one dark colour, stain it a translucent colour or stain it with a burst type finish.

There’s some very nice veneers out there for not a lot of pennies and probably cheaper than several layers of paint.

Just saying “for a friend”

 

[toothace]

*cough*goldtop*cough*