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Arnt, your cabinets look simply amazing!!! I'm quite impressed with your skills. But I didn't notice a port on the cab for the Tremolux. Did you include one, and if so, what size did you make it? Good job, though.

It is OK. There is no exposed wood and I will leave it alone for now as I attempt to locate a luthier in Calgary. Thanks for all your advice.

Well, as I have said, this is a small town of 4,000 and there really are no venues for performance and I don't know anyone with whom I might jam, so I guess I'll just be playing for my own amusement. It is kind of like a person with a new car, isn't it? The first scratch or ding is heart-breaking, b...

I see your point, Michael. It is really a small scratch. I was lowering my metronome and accidentally brushed it against the side of the guitar and it left a scratch, about 1/2 an inch in length, but it is unsightly, even if it is somewhat difficult to see. However, I know it is there, and it bother...

Well, thanks for the advice. You have convinced me not to attempt to do this myself. I am located in a very small town of 4,000, so I will try to find a luthier in Calgary, which is a one-and-a-half hour drive away. If I am unable to find someone who can do this, then I'll just leave it be as it is ...

It is nitrocellulose lacquer over natural maple. And the scratches were caused accidentally by me. I am not a guitar builder or even a person with woodworking skills. The guitar is new and I just want to remove a few small surface scratches the quickest and safest way possible. I would appreciate an...

I'm new here so my question may seem very elementary to most of you, but what is the quickest (and safest?) method for removing scratches in a finish? They are on a side of an archtop guitar and it is natural maple. I don't believe that the scratches are into the wood, just the lacquer.