Korina guitar finish cracks

Beautifully variegated and colored, black limba is easy to work and finish. The pickups, bridge, neck wood, neck thickness, nut material, body wood, body shape, string gauge and the player himself will each have at least as much to do with the tone as the finish, if not considerably more. I am selling a 1983 gibson korina explorer, heritage series. Other than a newer gibson bridge the guitar is original with no cracks or crack repairs. A 2 x 14 x 19 34 b 2 x 14 116 x 19 58 black limba solid body guitar blanks. Using the right product to repair these issues is very important to a good end result. The longest crack should not be in an area of high stress from the strings.

First off, the guitar looks really cool, maybe its just me but i feel like the color is different from the regular model i. Epiphone explorer finish cracks epiphone electrics. Feel free to post pics of your own gear, cool gear you saw online or anything else as long as it complies with the rules rules. If you drop a poly guitar, the poly will crack and sometimes even shatter in that area. Add grain filler, sand and refill a few times until all grain is. Its all original and 100% complete with the exception of the tremolo arm including its original hardshell case. Finish for black limbakorina telecaster guitar forum. The fix would be to remove the neck, or make the crack big enough to get glue in it and reglue it. If you glue your eyelids shut, id go easy on the acetone and maybe seek pro help. Our gold level service centers and uv finishequipped service centers can repair cracks and, in many cases, make them disappear completely. Need to know how to stain white korina inlays and finishing. The finish did a great job of sealing the grain and it looks like a nice oil finish.

A limited run of the marques guitars legacy series, the korina t is everything you know. Gibson explorer iii gibson explorer, gibson guitars, guitar. You can do a crackle finish on a guitar supplies are pretty basic. Whoah playing the star spangled banner was an honor indeed more will be revealed categories. Like i said it is player condition and it has some dings and finish cracks. A short tutorial showing how to get that cracking checking effect on a nitrocellulose guitar finish. I started with a yamaha eg112 that i had in stock and was bound for ebay but, you know, not everything goes as planned.

Then clive picks choice aged korina wood cut to rather exacting vintage specs and adds certain twists. For gibsons purposes, however, korina was merely an exotic wood it could use to gussy up the modernistics. Dec 24, 20 overspraying spraying over the existing finish is an option if you just cant live with the cosmetic imperfection of a crack, but it should be avoided on any vintage guitar. In excellent overall condition with very light playwear please see all photos original natural finish is in excellent condition please see all photos all original. Overspraying spraying over the existing finish is an option if you just cant live with the cosmetic imperfection of a crack, but it should be avoided on any vintage guitar. Nov 11, 2011 the poly finish is hard plastic, and the wood expands and shrinks with temperature and humidity fluctuations. Limited edition vintage 52 korina telecaster electric guitar some of the worlds most prized vintage guitars are made from a west african hardwood called korina.

Knowing how to evaluate the seriousness of a crack will allow you to determine whether to call a repair person immediately or whether it might be ok to leave it alone for a. This stratocaster project has been in the planning for long time and some of the parts were acquired quite awhile ago. Fixing crack in the lacquer the steel guitar forum. Feel free to post pics of your own gear, cool gear you saw online or anything else as long as it complies with the rules. The pots are also changed but the other parts appear original.

Imagine buying one and then having this happen all by itself. I completed a solid body electric guitar in december of last year. Not often that you see korina guitars finished anything but natural. I noticed after five months old the finish is developing cracks one just over 2 long between the pickups at the top edge of them. All left the fender factory with sunburst finishes its generally held that. I had a bone installed a few years back, but therecwas no crack in the finish there at all when i sold it. The finish is cracked also but that would not be a sufficient reason to restore this guitar. Amazing 83 korina explorer, plays and sounds fantastic, original shaw pickups bring the vintage tone and the agged natural finish has the lookcomes with gibson hard shell case. The fit and finish is astounding, and the exclusive zeroshift neck pin neck joint fuses the neck and body for maximum vibration transfer. Ive seen a few that have a slight burst to them, but thats about it. How to repair cracks in your acoustic guitar if you own an acoustic guitar long enough, chances are good that youll have to deal with the repair of a crack in the wood. Also common for cracks to develop by the input jack.

Tonally wise korina wood sounds is close to mahogany while on the colour side korina is lighter therefore offering more possibilities on guitar transparent finishes. If youve had much experience playing, collecting or repairing vintage guitars, chances are you are familiar with the sight of tiny cracks all across the finish. For clarification i was told when someone mentions a gibson korina guitar, the wood is actually limba and the finish is korina. As you can see the korina wood is split right at the neck joint. The expanding and contracting causes the the finish to crack. This guitar is a very rare early custom shop model. If the damage is extreme, we may suggest a neck or body replacement. I just recieved a black korina explorer body from warmoth, and it looks so good i think i wanna just put a clearcoat on it, without changing the natural wood color. Gibson explorer usa heritage series korina1983 natural korina. None of my poly guitars have finish cracks either, except for my ebm. Repair chips and cracks in finish fender stratocaster.

Right the guitar bought new for 12yearold brian lehman bears serial number. The problem is that when you say cracks people do not distinguish between finish or wood and the majority of people think finish cracks means the top is cracked all the way through. This body has a coat of ca as grain filler you can see the bottle in the background, it looks good and thin enough that it doesnt crack but its not. This guitar is in super clean condition and in perfect working order. There is nothing worse than a nasty chip, ding or crack in your favorite guitar. With the fenders, you would be lucky to get it home before the finish rubbed or chipped off. Its all original with the exception of the nut, two of the knobs, and a couple of screws in the pickguard. The thin, watery superglue will fill cracks in lacquer pretty well. Dont forget that acetone nail polish remover is your best remedy for getting your fingers unstuck with crazyglue. Now at the cracked part, part of the finish is hanging and not attached to the body. Ive got a prs mccarty with the brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard and this guitar was very comparable.

When i started playing, all guitars worth buying were laquer finished. Most finish dings arent too concerning, but inspect the ding closely to make sure the impact didnt crack the wood. The poly finish is hard plastic, and the wood expands and shrinks with temperature and humidity fluctuations. Korina is the name that gibson invented for the honey colored finish they applied to the original explorers and destroyers in the 50s. Checking cracking a nitro guitar finish nitrocellulose relic tutorial. There are a couple of cracks in the thick plasticy finish. Guitars may even get very small cracks in the wood, and never. They occur in a variety of forms to include checking, crazing, cracking, alligatoring, and mud cracking.

How to repair cracks in your acoustic guitar guitar alliance. After a few coats it started getting a nice satin finish. As already posted, the finish checking comes from sudden changes in temperature and humidity by the wood in your guitar. Anyone who has been around guitars for very long has probably owned a guitar or two that has this same issue. So i put a lemon oil finish on the neck which left a soft satin finish. Gibson custom shop korina explorer 1983 natural reverb. Cracks are one of the many ways that coatings film forming transparent finishes and paints can fail. Baker jr korina lefty 2002 by gene baker wild west guitars. I made an all indian rosewood neck and didnt want to put a finish on it.

This wood is found in the equatorial forests of west africa. Taylor top crack and finish repair finger lakes guitar repair. Here are some pics of my ebm that got dropped and resulted in some pretty heinous poly cracks. If you use a grain filler match it your finish waterbase finish and sealer, etc you can dye the filler as well and then seal and clear coat the wood as usual. Black limba has wonderful tonal properties and is suitable for both solidbody guitars. Friedman calik electric guitar natural musicians friend. Jun 10, 2005 if you use a sealer before the dye then the dye cannot penetrate into the wood and you have to use colored finish coats. I still think the finest sounding humbucker guitar ive ever played was a korina 1959 explorer imo. The guitar sounds fine and it dosent go out of tune. It shows play wear and has a had a bigsby mounted on it. Ive had poly chip off the side of the neck and other spots too. Fender limited edition vintage 52 korina telecaster electric. It doesnt take a whole lot to make a crack in the finish.

Korina is kind of soft and dents easily so i wanted that added protection. Finish is separating from body, no cracks or breaks in wood. Spam posts advertising websites offering services such as guitar lessons. Oct 04, 2014 black korina stratocaster project october 4, 2014. The shop is a warranty service center for most major guitar manufacturers. Fender have chosen this premium wood to fashion the limited edition american vintage 52 telecaster korina as an elegantly crafted take on a timeless fender classic. Youve been playing it for years, but the time has come to give it a makeover.

By jan of 2008, i plan to build several korina acoustic guitars, simply to see what the difference really is. Vintage guitars info gibson solidbody vintage guitar collecting. Fit, finish and build on this guitar was excellent. Apr 11, 2016 guitars may even get very small cracks in the wood, and never have a problem. I recently got an epiphone 58 korina explorer, and the other day i noticed a crack along the treble side of the neck joint. It doesnt seem like there are any cracks in the wood itself, just the. Dont try this at home, but with cracks caused by low humidity, we always start by putting a trash bag over the entire body and adding humidity inside the bag for a. Its been a while since weve been to the belly up in solano beach and it was good to be. The neck also appears to be of solid korina, not maple.

Im very careful to let my guitars acclamate to the ambient temperature in the room where im about to play. There is finish checking on that guitar just starting throughout the finish, it was made in 1989. Fender limited edition vintage 52 korina telecaster. There are 2 small stress cracks in the back of the body near the neck joint which have been sealed. Gibson explorer 2017 hp electric guitar w case heritage cherry. The problem with that theory is, there are so few korina acoustic guitars that this writer thinks it would be hard to make that judgment. Right the guitar bought new for 12yearold brian lehman bears serial number l126486. I will apply multiple coats, waiting a few hours between each application. Rare factory candy apple red finish, korina body and neck, gold hardware, shaw pickups with 1983 ink date stamps, and string through body construction. I tend to use the term finish checking but most people outside of the industry dont understand what that means.

Not sure if i should be posting this here or in dyi, but here goes. The korina made the guitar extremely light but didnt dissapoint on the tone. The guitar appears to have been originally red and is now natural korinaappears to have been done at by gibson as the original heritage sticker is still on the. Rare 1984 gibson explorer in an original camo finish and 3 p90 pickups.

The color was cool when you bought it photo 1, but now youd like a. I just finished a black korina body with a satin wipeon polyurethane that turned out really well. If you start with a bare wood guitar you will need to. This aged white lacquer finish v has the same dimensions as a 58 gibson v, yet a big v neck dressed like a les paul jr. Epiphone explorer finish cracks epiphone electrics gibson. It can be resurfaced and buffed over real nicely too. The real truth is that the finish on an electric guitar will only play a very small role in the overall tone. Arpeggio music stringed instrument repair ron e kayfield. I must have used their custom build website tool a hundred times trying to decide what i wanted. Oct 15, 2014 it is cheaper partly because the guitar has some cracks around the neck joint due to rapid temperature change. The following slideshow are a few examples of our work.

I have an applause ae28 electricacoustic guitar that plays pretty well, but doesnt look so great. Ive got a prs mccarty with the brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard and this guitar was very comparable once the pickups were changed. Once i am satisfied that the cracks and ding are built up with c. This is actually rarer than the original explorers made in 1958. Left steven seagals limbabodied strat, serial number l23353. The pickups, bridge, neck wood, neck thickness, nut material, body wood, body shape, string gauge and the. In an effort to avoid a repeat, and keep the new adhesive from pulling up wood fibers if removed again, this bare area of wood beneath the guitar is usually sealed with finish. Checking is a mild form of cracking and doesnt go all the way through the finish. It is an original heritage korina explorer made in the custom shop. Who else could walk into one of the worlds largest and most respected guitar factories and lay down the cash to buy an entire warehouse. Our gold level service centers and uv finish equipped service centers can repair cracks and, in many cases, make them disappear completely. I rubbed in a few coats and it did darken a bit but not too bad.

Mulling over some possibilities at the moment, and while im all set to go with a clearcoat finish on my korina guitar, i thought id put it to the gallery for a healthy discussion. Mar 18, 20 repair chips and cracks in finish discussion in techtalk started by jasonyeah, mar 18, 20. Vintage guitars info gibson solidbody vintage guitar. For a while, it was hard to find reliable sources who exported the wood to the us. It is generally known as finish checking and it is typical on slightly older instruments that have a lacquer finish but can arise on new. Guys, without examining a particular guitar, nobody can tell if a finish crack is really that or something more serious. The lightness of the tv finish made the guitar stand out on the screen. Gibson opted to make the guitars using korina, a trademarked name in the u. Due to the nature of this species of wood being very porous, checking or cracks can occur in the drying process. Built from carefully handselected korina and featuring plekfinished fretwork and friedmans spectacular pickup designs, these instruments are spectacular performers.