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15th May 2009, 02:29 PM #1
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MOP inlay technique question...
G'day,
I've found lots of good info/tutorials on MOP inlay technique but they all seem to describe inlay into raw timber so all excess glue is sanded flush with the timber before a clear finish of some description is applied. Is it possible to apply MOP inlay to a surface that has (or will have) a different finish, such as a colour or sunburst?
Here's one example of inlay into colour I've found. My own acoustic (Epiphone Masterbilt) has inlay in the headstock into a gloss black finish.
asherguitars.com/guitar_gallery/index.php?spgmGal=guitar_gallery&spgmPic=13#spgmPicture
Any advice on how to do this would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Yoz
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15th May 2009, 06:14 PM #2
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i clicked that link.. and a blue guitar came up....
now is it just me...
or does that bridge look like its an inch too far back
lol maybe an optical illusion
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15th May 2009, 07:14 PM #3
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D'oh!
The image I was trying to link to is the previous image (use the back arrow at top of image) in the set. Also a blue guitar, but this time a close-up of inlay into blue finished figured wood.
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16th May 2009, 07:52 AM #4
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Hi Yoz,
I would have thought that MOP would be impervious to dyes, so staining after inlaying would be the way to go. Im quite willing to be corrected. Jim?"We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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16th May 2009, 11:53 AM #5
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Some dyes will stain the shell especially acid dyes but most wont if the shell is smooth and flat. Test first is the best policy. I'm not sure about your Epiphone but it may be overlay (Usu gai) rather than inlay. This is where thin shell is placed over the paint (black in this case)and then clear finished over that.. The link shows a blue lap steel that is dyed rather than painted and I would suggest it is dyed after the inlay is set.
Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56
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17th May 2009, 08:20 AM #6
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Guys, thanks for the replies. I thought that might be the case. I'll do some tests before I get stuck into the finished item.
Cheers,
Yoz
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17th May 2009, 08:51 AM #7
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Yoz Yes it looks like the flowers etc were inlaid after the stain & before the clear. The headstock looks like a sticker with clear over it
Andrew_B I think the bridge looks too far back because the neck joins the body at 10th fretRichard
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