Harmony H1260 Finish
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:36 am
Hello,
Working on this old 60-70 harmony sovereign. Customer found it in a trash can. I reset the neck, replaced stripped truss rod, and fixed belly bulge with a little steam/clamps. Unfortunately the steam bubbled the finish which was toast anyway but the top is nice and flat again
This is for a repeat customer/friend of mine who is not the picky type he just loves the way the thing sounds. Going to just go ahead and refinish it completely for him. I cannot find information on finish types for these. It seems to be shellac/lacquer. I hit it with some denatured alcohol and it softened it but hardened very quickly so it might be lacquer/shellac. I haven't hit it with lacquer thinner yet.
My question is whats the best way to strip it. Scraping seems to be giving the best results but was hoping for a tip or two.
P.S. I just found this forum. The old timer that I went to locally that always had a solution for every instrument related conundrum I had died on me very recently so good timing. Lots of good information here.
Working on this old 60-70 harmony sovereign. Customer found it in a trash can. I reset the neck, replaced stripped truss rod, and fixed belly bulge with a little steam/clamps. Unfortunately the steam bubbled the finish which was toast anyway but the top is nice and flat again

My question is whats the best way to strip it. Scraping seems to be giving the best results but was hoping for a tip or two.
P.S. I just found this forum. The old timer that I went to locally that always had a solution for every instrument related conundrum I had died on me very recently so good timing. Lots of good information here.