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Title: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: drbassman on April 24, 2008, 10:36:56 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, 11:15:21 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, 01:39:49 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 24, 2008, 11:15:21 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, 03:14:28 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, 03:33:23 PM

Well, you know those pesky Russians!

Title: Re: How to relic a guitar (the Russian method)
Post by: godofthunder on April 24, 2008, 05:54:31 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, 05:35:16 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, 06:41:12 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, 07:12:25 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, 07:50:49 AM

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

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