It's a sad, sad day....

[Twelvebar]

That's a real shame. It had been one of the best looking black finishes i have seen.

The beauty of Nitrocellulose is that it shouldn't be too hard to fix. Tonar seems a class guy, his knowledge and advice are spot on.
I have every confidence he'll get you sorted out,  you'll learn a bit of a new skill too, following his advice.

Good luck.

 

[OzziePete]

I certainly don't wanna flame the nitro vs. poly argument any further than what has been seen on various forums over the years, but I'm curious whether a poly finished body would have suffered the same fate in the same circumstances that seem to have happened to Andreas' Strat body?  :dontknow:

I'm sure that Tonar's advice and maybe even if the body has to be shipped back for repairs, will see the body restored to a brilliant finish... :icon_thumright:

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

I'm heading down to the post office tomorrow morning, to see if they could ship the body back to Tonar for free - because the package was insured, and the damage happened after Tonar sent the body and before I recieved it. Anyways - I would ship it back to Tonar, and have him send it back during fall or winter - while the weather is colder than it is now.

Meanwhile - I'll have to wait for the money that the army was supposed to give me a month ago - but still haven't...  :tard:
I placed the relicked pickguard on top of the body, to see what it looked like - and I'm really excited to see this gutar finished!

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

 

[Mor Paul]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

Shipping might really add up.

 

[OzziePete]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

Shipping might really add up.

+1. A lot of extra size for only a body, and you would have to pack a lot of stuffing inside that case to stop things moving around inside whilst being shipped.

 

[Cagey]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

They're also larger and heavier, and it's more difficult to hold the body in place. You want to keep the thing from moving at all to prevent abrasion, prevent any inertial buildup from shifting, and to be able to take some impact. Best thing is to make it small, light, tight and impact-resistant. Look at Warmoth's packaging.

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Well, I guess you guys are right  :icon_thumright:

Warmoth-style it is, then