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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2020 19:27:05 GMT
Saw a guitar for sale that looks nice but it has a crack in the lacquer. Obviously the wood has expanded or shrunk and the lacquer has not.
The wood appears to have maintained its structural integrity. Can anyone tell me if this is a sign of possible future problems or is it likely to be purely a cosmetic issue.
Would you buy a guitar if it had a crack in the lacquer?
(Have decided I won't buy it anyway for other reasons but I'm still curious)
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Post by oustudent on Sept 30, 2020 19:30:53 GMT
Very common with Nitrocellulose finishes, does not necessarily mean that the integrity of the guitar would be a problem
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Post by alexkirtley on Sept 30, 2020 21:51:19 GMT
just one of those things that happens with lacquer, this is my old J50, it has a few...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2020 22:03:02 GMT
Just a few.....
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Post by Martin on Sept 30, 2020 23:04:33 GMT
As long as it’s just in the lacquer, no problem.
The guitar I have in the classifieds was sold new with lots of this type of thing. It’s desirable in some cases. Or not.
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Post by Amit on Oct 1, 2020 10:39:39 GMT
I picked up my Waterloo WL-14 from the London Guitar Show 5 years ago - it had a crack in the lacquer so I was able to purchase it with a slight discount. 5 years later and zero issues here.
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Post by andy3sheds on Oct 1, 2020 23:52:26 GMT
If it's cracks in lacquer you want find a 70s Eko Ranger that's had a hard life!
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Post by scorpiodog on Oct 2, 2020 10:07:47 GMT
If it's cracks in lacquer you want find a 70s Eko Ranger that's had a hard life! Absolutely, Andy. My Ranger XII has cracks that would more properly be called crevasses. None have penetrated the wood. Mind you, the "lacquer" resembles a plastic lamination, it's so thick.
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Post by andy3sheds on Oct 2, 2020 10:29:05 GMT
The finish on Eko guitars always put me in mind of glass topped tables
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Post by otis1960 on Oct 2, 2020 14:40:36 GMT
The finish on the Ekos was representative of the general construction; I think it was (or might have been) Mike Harding who described them as 'fighting guitars', so he obviously frequented 'exciting' folk clubs
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Post by alexkirtley on Oct 2, 2020 20:36:26 GMT
A friend at a folk club once said that he could use his eko 12 string to paddle down the river, and it would still be in tune at the other side, I almost believe it
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 2, 2020 22:12:00 GMT
The finish on the Ekos was representative of the general construction;..... It certainly was a structural part of the top - once I'd managed, with great difficulty and extreme measures, to remove the finish from the top of my Eko Ranger XII it gradually folded up as the top bellied and the bridge rose and tilted to an unplayable and irrepairable extent. :-( Keith
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Post by yan on Oct 21, 2023 9:31:09 GMT
The finish on the Ekos was representative of the general construction;..... It certainly was a structural part of the top - once I'd managed, with great difficulty and extreme measures, to remove the finish from the top of my Eko Ranger XII it gradually folded up as the top bellied and the bridge rose and tilted to an unplayable and irrepairable extent. :-( Keith Thanks Keith for saving my Eko Ranger XII. I just restrung it and was seriously considering sanding off the thick finish (with lots of longitudinal cracks) until I read your comment. I was thinking maybe the sounboard got too dry without the finish? You sure you didnt sand of any wood?
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