I know whereof you speak, Joshua. Sounds like you've caught the antique guitar bug. Good luck with your old beauty. Check out Luis Diaz Santana (on FB and CDBaby) for some late 19th c. Mexican guitar music that will really make it feel at home. Chris.
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Joshua E. Horn <[1][email protected]> wrote: Hi! Thanks for the answers! - The guitar plays really well, it sounds great, so it seems to be well built. No buzzy frets, no loose parts, the tuners are in good shape as well. I've had quite a few guitars in my past, both acoustic (steel and nylon) and electric and most of them, even being brand new.. played not even near half as well as this old thing. So I might take it in to get it looked at, I'd be really mad if I made it worse. I just don't know how much it would cost! Josh ><> + Joshua E. Horn + <>< __________________________________________________________________ From: Christopher Stetson <[2][email protected]> To: Tobiah <[3][email protected]> Cc: Joshua E. Horn <[4][email protected]>; Lute List <[5][email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 12:18 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Getting dings and scuff marks off of a stringed instrument Hi, Toby, Joshua, and all. I wouldn't recommend steel wool. Could only make it worse. It depends whether you're dealing with scuffs on the finish or dents ("dings") in the wood. These would require different treatment. If it is a quality guitar, you also want to be careful doing anything to the finish, as that is a part of the construction process and contributes to the sound. Refinishing properly would need the attention of a luthier. You could try just an application of an instrument polish, and write the finish imperfections off as "patina" (or "mojo" as the blues afficionados like to call it.). I'd also say that there are many levels of guitar that are labelled "handmade in Mexico", from actually good instruments to complete wallhangers. That said, though, a good part of a guitar's quality depends on how you feel about it. Why not take it to a luthier and ask? Best to all, Chris. On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Tobiah <[1][1][6][email protected]> wrote: On 05/09/2013 05:05 PM, Joshua E. Horn wrote: Hi everyone, I have a question regarding dings and scuff marks on stringed instruments. Lutes are delicate so I figured this would kind of apply for other stringed instruments. I've got a really, really old Classical Guitar that sadly... my brother has borrowed several times, over time it has been dinged up. I'm unhappy, because the Guitar was handmade (no brand) in Mexico. I HOPE there is a way to get these marks off. If anyone knows how to get scuff marks off of an instrument's finish, PLEASE let me know!! Maybe something like this? [2][2][7]http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam Tobiah To get on or off this list see list information at [3][3][8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[4][9][email protected] 2. [5][10]http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 3. [6][11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[12][email protected] 2. [13]http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 3. [14]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 4. mailto:[15][email protected] 5. [16]http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 6. [17]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. mailto:[email protected] 7. http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 9. mailto:[email protected] 10. http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 11. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 12. mailto:[email protected] 13. http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 14. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 15. mailto:[email protected] 16. http://tinyurl.com/d9vhpam 17. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
