Stripping neck

[pitboss]

Anyone know of a luthier who will strip the paint off the back of the neck of a soloist? Obviously, I want high quality. I want it to look like it was done by the custom shop.

[vklobucar]

Dan Lawrence at DRL Graphics did a stellar job on my Collen Archtop! I asked him to not only refinish it in sparkle silver but also strip the neck to a natural feel and I just add Tru Oil gunstock oil now and again.

Dan and Kim are such a pleasure to work with and his attention to detail is awesome too! Call him and you will NOT be disappointed trust me!

http://www.drlgrafx.com/

[Johnnyryche]

Yep, Dan is great to work with and does quality work. You can also check out GMW Guitars. In addition to their custom builds, Lee at GMW has been doing a lot of refin/repair work lately. I have a Charvel model 1 with GMW right now and Lee stripped the finish that was on the neck and oiled it. Graphic work is being done so I haven't gotten it back yet. But looking forward to checking it out.

http://gmwguitarrepair.com/

[neilli]

The custom shop 'overlaps' clear coat for about 1/4" onto the bare wood, so you'd never get a stripped neck to look exactly the same without getting the body re-cleared..

[pitboss]

Thanks for the help, guys. I had a local luthier refuse to strip a soloist neck above the scarf joint. I explained I really want the entire neck stripped and oiled. He won't do it. I don't understand why.

[j2379]

He maybe afraid the oil will loosen the glue joint. I have 2 C/J that had the necks striped not by a pro. Jackson finishes are thick getting a nice clean nice it won't be smooth.