Pics of "new" T-100-D (large pics alert)

[MichaelK]

Here are some pics of the 1963 T-100-D that I rescued from oblivion last week. Some are kinda similar to each other, but I haven't yet decided which ones to let go.

By the way, I did not buy it from the dingbat wankers who put a clear sticker on the back of the headstock. Nor will I ever buy anything from them. What kind of numbnuts does that to a beautiful instrument, like a plumber would do to a water heater?? That's definitely coming off somehow, just gotta find the right way to go about it. Fershluginer idiots.

OK, rant over, here are the pics:

 

[walrus]

Wow! That is one nice guitar! Looks like a great score!

walrus

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

That thing's in awesome condition for a '63!

Very nice indeed! Thanks for the pix!

 

[matsickma]

WOW! Great looking T100D there. What kind of polish did you use to bring out that color?

M

 

[Walter Broes]

Whoa, that's in pretty great shape!

 

[MichaelK]

WOW! Great looking T100D there. What kind of polish did you use to bring out that color?

Hi M - I haven't polished it yet, but the polish I use (when I do) is Stew Mac's silicone-free glop. I don't know what the store uses, or if they used anything. It was an estate sale and they'd only had it in for a day or two.

The finish happens to be in great shape and the color just is what it is. At first glance I thought it was a re-fin, but there's hairline checking throughout like what you see in the close-up of the label. The last pic shows it, too. Whoever applied the finish that day in Hoboken was a real craftsman.

 

[capnjuan]

That's a beauty Mike; a real stunner. Too bad about the sticker ... if the source of sticker is still in business, you might call them and ask them how to get it off ... considering they stuck it there in the first place :evil: :wink: Best, CJ

 

[dean]

Michael,

If the label is the clear kind with the sticky, gummy type of adhesive, you can use naphtha (get it at a hardware or paint store) to remove the residue. Even if the sticker is dried up, you can wipe naphtha on it to soften the glue and then take it off. I just did that on my T-100 project - someone had use duct tape to hold something on the side (delamination, jack ???) and there was a bunch of dried up residue from the tape. I just folded up a little piece of paper towel and soaked it with naphtha. A little easy rubbing gets the naphtha working on the residue to soften it up, and a little more wiping gets it all off. Then, wipe the excess naphtha off and polish the area to clean up any remaining residue. I've used naphtha for years on nitro finished guitars because it does not react with the lacquer (recommended to me by a luthier). It should be a pretty simple chore.

Good luck, and have fun with that beautiful guitar!

Dean

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

+1 to the above post.

Can't beat the stuff for getting crap off of guitars!

I get mine at the local Supermarket.

 

[krysh]

congrats, its a beauty.

 

[jp]

Beautiful Michael. A very nice survivor!

 

[john_kidder]

Very pretty. Quite a find.

 

[MichaelK]

Thanks for the kind comments, all. Thanks also for the suggestions on naptha to remove the sticker. I may give that a try!

BTW those are the original pickup covers, but the pickups were custom made by Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe guitars. I also have the original PUs tucked away nice and safe, but Biltoft's sound so good that I'm in no hurry to swap 'em back in.

Also BTW... the store used Dunlop 65 polish, I asked them today.

 

[Default]

+1 to the above post.

Can't beat the stuff for getting crap off of guitars!

I get mine at the local Supermarket.

If it's good enough for Jimi, it's good enough for me!

 

[Walter Broes]

BTW those are the original pickup covers, but the pickups were custom made by Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe guitars. I also have the original PUs tucked away nice and safe, but Biltoft's sound so good that I'm in no hurry to swap 'em back in.

At least give them a try - they're pretty wonderful for a lot of styles - not so great for others.

Be careful with that Dunlop polish btw - can't use it on my '62 Manhattan, it takes the finish right off.

 

[Spectrum13]

OMG that looks great for a 63! Classic. How does a T100-D sound and feel compaired to a 175 with P90s? I'm new to LTG so I hope the question does not sound out of place but someone changed out the pups.

 

[billydlight]

Man that is nice!!

 

[MichaelK]

Be careful with that Dunlop polish btw - can't use it on my '62 Manhattan, it takes the finish right off.

I've been using Stew Mac's Preservation Polish, but that's good to know - thanks.

 

[msofman]

Sweet. A real beauty.

About that sticker...you might try roughing its surface with a small piece of sandpaper or a Scotch-brite pad. Then, spritz a little WD-40 into a bottle cap and using a q-tip apply some to the roughed up surface of the label. Wait a couple, five minutes and then try lifting a corner of the label. You ought to be able to pull it away. Then wipe up the adhesive/WD-40 residue with a rag and you should be clear.

Yeah, I know WD-40 is silicone-based and that might be problematic with the finish - so it might be apropos to ask others here if they have hard won experience knowing what will happen to the finish with WD-40.

Then again, you could always leave it in place and you'd always have a good wanker story to tell.

 

[MichaelK]

Thanks for the kind comments, msofman

Actually I got the label off last night. Dean recommended naptha (lighter fuel) and it worked perfectly, no damage to the finish and it left no residue. Just a little shmear of softened adhesive that cleaned up with guitar polish.