And while I was typing my query up for The Nation, it made wonder: has anyone seriously modified their boxes beyond just refinishing them? Perhaps someone completely sanding one down and restained it, or something more interesting to share than my problem?
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Make sure the cloth is very damp. As for unorthodox finishes, I am currently working on a three string project. It will have a very very super high gloss lacquer finish to both the box and the neck. I'm talking super high gloss. All of the original stamps and artwork will be left in tact, but will be encased under many slick coats of nitro laquer. The lacquer will be viven ample time to cure and harden, then the finish will be wet sanded using increasingly finner grit paper. This CBG is gonna look like hot rod, when all's said and done. Some would argue and say that all the the lacquer will kill the resonant qualities of the wood, but I'm going for a certain look with this build.
Besides, I don't buy into all of that mumbo jumbo when it comes to thick vs. thin finishes. I've refinished quite a few guitars, and have done a lot of experimenting with different types and amounts of finishes. I have not noticed any noticable difference between poly vs. nitro or thick vs. thin vs. raw finishes. I have not noticed any situation where a particular finsh "killed" the tone. Nor have I noticed a situation where removing a thick finish enhanced the tone of a guitar. Like I said, I think it's a lot of mumbo jumbo. That is unless you're refinishing your guitar is plaster of paris or cement.
Here's one of his:
Don't ever give him a nice box, he'll just ruin it. ;-)