Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
Final coats of Tru-oil
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Love it! Gorgeous wood, but I love the tuner style. Very retro.
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
Yeay!
How come all the cool stuff (both guitars and music!) seems to come out of Melbourne these days?
I really like the final color you got, and the veins come out beautifully.
If I may chime in with a secret tip for finishing necks (and bodies in a natural finish for that concern), you can speed up the process greatly by starting off with shellac before applying your tru-oil. Shellac dries a lot faster, granted your coats are very thin, and if you flatten it out with steel wool every other coat, you'll get a mirror finish within a day or two. You still want tru-oil on top to make the guitar alcohol-resistant.
How come all the cool stuff (both guitars and music!) seems to come out of Melbourne these days?
I really like the final color you got, and the veins come out beautifully.
If I may chime in with a secret tip for finishing necks (and bodies in a natural finish for that concern), you can speed up the process greatly by starting off with shellac before applying your tru-oil. Shellac dries a lot faster, granted your coats are very thin, and if you flatten it out with steel wool every other coat, you'll get a mirror finish within a day or two. You still want tru-oil on top to make the guitar alcohol-resistant.
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Thanks. I have since replaced them with Kluson tuners. The open geared ones were too course and stiff.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:08 pmLove it! Gorgeous wood, but I love the tuner style. Very retro.
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I have given it a cut and polish since that pic and it has come up quite nice.epizootics wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:15 pmYeay!
How come all the cool stuff (both guitars and music!) seems to come out of Melbourne these days?
I really like the final color you got, and the veins come out beautifully.
If I may chime in with a secret tip for finishing necks (and bodies in a natural finish for that concern), you can speed up the process greatly by starting off with shellac before applying your tru-oil. Shellac dries a lot faster, granted your coats are very thin, and if you flatten it out with steel wool every other coat, you'll get a mirror finish within a day or two. You still want tru-oil on top to make the guitar alcohol-resistant.
I think I'll just stick to vinyl sealer and nitro from now on.
The mistake I made with this one was staining the wood. I kept rubbing it back and sanding through the stain.
I have had better results before on bare wood which hasn't been stained because it's not a big issue if you sand through.
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That headstock is gorgeous.
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Surf green isn't my thing very much, but Cross, that thing is classy as fuck from head to toe!!
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I agree, "Classy" is the best description of it. Beautiful guitar.
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I have to admit, the surf green is a bit too much for me too.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:58 pmSurf green isn't my thing very much, but Cross, that thing is classy as fuck from head to toe!!
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Dude! That is just 100% excellent work. And gorgeous.
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
Melbourne members.
If you wanna try out one of my guitars. My CrossRite is available at Echo Tone on High Street in Thornbury.
https://echotone.com.au/collections/ele ... naustralia
If you wanna try out one of my guitars. My CrossRite is available at Echo Tone on High Street in Thornbury.
https://echotone.com.au/collections/ele ... naustralia
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I was at Echo Tone today and had a play of this beauty! My man, that is one hell of a fine guitar. The neck feels so nice - super thin and super comfy. And the finish and binding are dreamy.CROSS_guitars wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:30 amMelbourne members.
If you wanna try out one of my guitars. My CrossRite is available at Echo Tone on High Street in Thornbury.
https://echotone.com.au/collections/ele ... naustralia
Very very nice work!
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Thanks, blimpage.blimpage wrote: ↑Sat Jun 30, 2018 12:58 amI was at Echo Tone today and had a play of this beauty! My man, that is one hell of a fine guitar. The neck feels so nice - super thin and super comfy. And the finish and binding are dreamy.CROSS_guitars wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:30 amMelbourne members.
If you wanna try out one of my guitars. My CrossRite is available at Echo Tone on High Street in Thornbury.
https://echotone.com.au/collections/ele ... naustralia
Very very nice work!
It's great to get this thing out of my workshop and know that people are playing it!
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Echo Tone is a cool store. Went there for the first time a few weeks back. We're spoilt in inner Melbourne ... over a dozen guitar stores within 10km or so.
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