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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: drbassman on April 24, 2008, 09:36:56 AM

Title: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 24, 2008, 09:36:56 AM

I saw this in the refinishing forum.  It's pretty entertaining, even if you don't read the cyrillic alphabet!

http://www.guitars.ru/03/info.php?z969

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: Dave W on April 24, 2008, 10:15:21 AM

Quite a lot of work and in the end it doesn't even look like a good relic job.

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 24, 2008, 12:39:49 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 24, 2008, 10:15:21 AM

Quite a lot of work and in the end it doesn't even look like a good relic job.

I was hoping it was a joke, not serious!!!  :P

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: Dave W on April 24, 2008, 02:14:28 PM

It's a joke all right, but probably unintentional.

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 24, 2008, 02:33:23 PM

Well, you know those pesky Russians!

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: godofthunder on April 24, 2008, 04:54:31 PM

 I suppose the final  step is to flush it down the toilet it is pictured with.

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: exiledarchangel on April 25, 2008, 04:35:16 AM

I LOVE THAT PIC!!!

(http://www.guitars.ru/06/img/l1.jpg)

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 25, 2008, 05:41:12 AM

Yeah, they certainly have a unique technique!  Unfortunately, "abused" rarely equals "reliced.!"

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: Barklessdog on April 25, 2008, 06:12:25 AM

Certainly a cleaner way than urinating on metal hardware to age it (Old story)

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 25, 2008, 06:50:49 AM

For what it's worth, I do think the neck turned out pretty good, but the body just looks beat up.