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I just love blondes but I have to say with highly figured wood as you have, burst really makes it pop. Big fan of red. This of course is about you. You can't make a wrong decision in this!
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02-09-2024 01:12 PM
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I’m glad I’m not deciding! Cherry Sunburst is what they put on the original Citation brochure. I still have that brochure and I still melt a bit when I see it.
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Amber, not amberburst, just golden amber.
Failing that I really like that kind of '59 Gibson sunburst floatingpickup has on his.
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Happy to make your dicision harder Vinnie!
Mine when it was at your stage:
And finished:
Having said that, I love Mark's sunbursts and I know you do too. Sunburst really makes quilting pop. I would probably go with SB if I were to order another. Good luck, there is no wrong choice!
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Keith
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Originally Posted by bluejaybill
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
If you get a minute kindly repost that pic
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Keith
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That 3 tone "vintage Sunburst" would be my vote for a "Burst". But Blonde would probably win out. But just by a hair......
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Another vote for blonde. It's been said that "blondes have more fun".
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
but not white/natural blonde, tinted to golden amber. natural may become more amber over time but maybe not in your lifetime so why wait?
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Keith
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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Originally Posted by ccroft
Regarding the jig for routing the body dovetail on the Cameo, it works pretty much the same as the standard jig, though I do have to extend the router bit some. The template table is made from 3/4" MDF - early Cameo crowns were 3/4" tall, and with the body mounted in the jig, the crown came up flush with the top of the template table. The 3/4" crown was rather squarish, with pretty sharp bends on the corners - I use a heat gun to soften the plastic for bending - the outermost white binding is .090" thick, requiring quite a bit of heat to soften it sufficiently - too much heat will ruin the plastic, so it's a pretty tricky job. I decided to try going with a more rounded crown, figuring it would make the job of heat bending a little less precarious, which it does. However, the rounded crown is about 7/8" tall, and it protruded above the template table - this problem was solved by simply attaching a couple of riser strips to the table so the router base could clear the crown.
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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Originally Posted by MCampellone
Keith
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I like Mark’s style of burst where the color is basically just in the recurve, but amber just screams “look at me, I’m gorgeous!” Vintage bursts look like elegant ladies, blonde looks like the girl in the cocktail dress no one can stop staring at. I vote for an amber blonde that makes that figure pop.
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After looking at the posted pics again of the guitar waiting for the final finish I'm doubling down on my amber blonde vote.
That thing is so outrageously figured I would want as much of the wood as possible to show and I believe just a touch of amber tint would make it even more striking than clear nitro.
Again, personal preference but I just think it would eliminate any possible doubt about Vinny's decision afterwards.
But then it's not my decision is it?
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yes amber or blonde ...... no doubt on that from my side!
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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Vinny,
The wood on your guitar is really beautiful. It's nice to see it naked!
Steve
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That’s it I’ve got the paint stripper ready for my Blueburst Cameo.
Kidding of course 1) that guitar was meant to be Blueburst and I couldn’t now imagine it as anything else, and 2) as the French say - Vive la Difference!
They are all beautiful!
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Vintage cherry sunburst it is…..
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Perfect!
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When Mark performs his “favourite” task (scraping) it will look classic.
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