Hello People! Thank you for joining me for this Brian May autograph preservation job. Cheers, Scotty D., Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC. Nashville, Tennessee
That scared the shit out of me when you were rubbing over the signature with lighter fluid and sandpaper! You need balls to work on other peoples guitars and a lot of confidence Thanks for the video Scott ❤ from England
Awesome video! I picked one of these up a few months ago, and it quickly became my favorite guitar. Love the pickups, electronics, and shorter scale neck.
I've got a bridge that looks a lot like that one on a charvel I didn't know it was a Wilkinson I never knew what it was works really good rock on Scott. 👍
You are THE MAN when it comes to anything guitar finish related. I keep saying this, but Scottie, I watch tons of guitar repair and build videos and no one, not even close, does the level of quality you put into every finish job. You have so many different potions and compounds, plus every grit of sandpaper/polishing pad, known to man. Really impressive work and something to be proud of. Great job!
The trem on the original Red Special has springs under the D shaped plastic plate. The Wilkinson trem doesn't have this so on this guitar it's only there for looks.
cool guitar ,back in 2005 I won a Autographed Guitar of Jimi page and Robert Plant from the Local Rock Station its been in the case ,its a Kramer which im pretty sure Jimi has never played but still pretty cool ,I plan on making a case for it with a glass front to display it I dont think I will ever play it I have but just a few strums
I wonder why you didn't do the same scratching and finish over the whole front of the guitar? that would have completely elimininated the witness line...and maybe would have been less work overall.. though hindsight is a beautiful thing. but now I know how to preserve my Joe Satriani autographed RG
Question (and pardon my lack of knowing): Is there a reason you didm't use a powered buffer for the final finish? Would that have made it easier, or is that a no-no?
That scared the shit out of me when you were rubbing over the signature with lighter fluid and sandpaper!
You need balls to work on other peoples guitars and a lot of confidence
Thanks for the video Scott
❤ from England
My brother got his autograph at his book signing for one his Astronomy books about the Big Bang that he studied for his Doctorate, super nice guy.
Wizard with the finish well done
Awesome video! I picked one of these up a few months ago, and it quickly became my favorite guitar. Love the pickups, electronics, and shorter scale neck.
Rock on!
I've got a bridge that looks a lot like that one on a charvel I didn't know it was a Wilkinson I never knew what it was works really good rock on Scott. 👍
You are THE MAN when it comes to anything guitar finish related. I keep saying this, but Scottie, I watch tons of guitar repair and build videos and no one, not even close, does the level of quality you put into every finish job. You have so many different potions and compounds, plus every grit of sandpaper/polishing pad, known to man. Really impressive work and something to be proud of. Great job!
Wow, thanks!
I can relate. I spent the last two days working a nitro finish on a scratch acoustic build. My hand is mud.
The trem on the original Red Special has springs under the D shaped plastic plate. The Wilkinson trem doesn't have this so on this guitar it's only there for looks.
You're a braver man than me
cool guitar ,back in 2005 I won a Autographed Guitar of Jimi page and Robert Plant from the Local Rock Station its been in the case ,its a Kramer which im pretty sure Jimi has never played but still pretty cool ,I plan on making a case for it with a glass front to display it I dont think I will ever play it I have but just a few strums
If you mess it up, you could always get Brian to sign it again 🫤
Hell Yeah 👍🏻
Imho you are crazy to take on this project. It’s a sharpie for goodness sakes. One wrong swipe and… but you rocked it!
Pucker factor 9 But good job
I wonder why you didn't do the same scratching and finish over the whole front of the guitar? that would have completely elimininated the witness line...and maybe would have been less work overall.. though hindsight is a beautiful thing. but now I know how to preserve my Joe Satriani autographed RG
Interesting that the signature on the body looks nothing like the signature on the head-stock...🤨
Is this guitar neck heavy?
Not in my opinion
@@harpethguitar thanks
Question (and pardon my lack of knowing): Is there a reason you didm't use a powered buffer for the final finish? Would that have made it easier, or is that a no-no?
Maybe that would have helped!