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A little impromptu (no practice --- haven't tried to play this in months) fingerpicking, using a clattering thumb pick and too-short fingernails. The strings are STILL stretching, but each day it feels a little more comfortable to play... Enjoy (or not)!!!
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Kathy Matsushita: Putting this here[in Luthiers Edge Facebook group] because the FB reply wouldn't take a video. Thanks SO much for such a detailed reply to my previous question about repairing FP finishes! I don't actually have the dings anymore --- what I have are some round areas that have shrunk down to almost flat, but they still show. What should I do now? Should I just start with the sandling block? If so, what grit first? Here's a short video (so you can see it better). (The creaking sounds are me moving the lamp shade back and forth.)
Tom Bills Hi Kathy looks like no big deal, you can fix it! ;) it's tough to say just from seeing it, but it looks like those areas have shrunken? I might try to add some more finish to them and build it up a little. You might be able to pull a lot of the texture out with the pad while you are working. Be careful because the temptation will be to overwork it since its so small of an area. Plan on quick session where you blot your pad well, then glide in and deposit some finish, pull that texture smooth and then leave it alone to cure for a while before the next session. Building more finish will give you more to work with when you do sand and might fill in some of the low spots so you don't need to sand as much. For sandpaper, the challenge is this: the micromesh can sand it without making huge scratches and make it easier to do the final coats for a smooth finish, but the paper backed sandpaper can sand it flatter, but will leave deeper scratches which is more work to get things built back up and smooth. You will have to feel this one out after you build some coats on there. I think I would probably try to get away with micromesh on a hard flat wood block. If that isn't getting things flat enough, then you will have to use a paper backed sandpaper to really get it flat, but I bet with some nice sessions of building up some finish and pulling it flat with the pad and a little help from some micromesh and a few more light final body coats you could make them go away. Trust your instincts and I bet you'll do an amazing job. Plus if anything like this happens in the future you won't have to worry because you'll know just how to fix it :)
Kathy Matsushita The FP repair is done, and it turned out well. I am relieved! I had let the 3-4 new sessions of FP sit for a few days, smooth-sanded it with mineral spirits/olive oil and 3600 Micromesh, and then added a few more sessions of FP. I let that sit for three days, and today I polished it up with Novus #2 (with a soft foam block and paper towel). Thanks, Tom, for your advice!!!
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