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This is a Chibson, no doubt about it. From the looks of it, this guitar has changed hands a couple times and survived quite a few "upgrade" attempts. Although not currently playable, I notice that the neck has been recently refretted.
The current owner would like his Chibson restored to giggable condition; and a Bigsby-style vibrato unit installed. He's also terribly embarrassed about the headstock logo. Had this been silk-screened, a suitable solvent would have done the job pronto. However, it's a deeply embedded pearloid inlay, so removing it would be time consuming; not to mention costly. The most viable solution would be to sand the headstock face smooth, and refinish.
Meanwhile, the back of the headstock sports the usual stamped markings you'd find on a genuine instrument. As expected, my instructions are to either mask, fill or remove them. Now, as the markings are less than a millimeter deep, not much wood needs to be sanded off to remove them. So that's what I'll do. Sand the back of the headstock and refinish. 'Nuff said, then. Time to look at some pics.
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| Headstock Face Sanded Smooth |
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| Stamped Markings Sanded Off |
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| Samurai KP1 Grey Putty Primer |
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| Initial coats of KP1 |
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| Light sanding in between coats |
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| Samurai 29/109A Flat Black |
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| Color-Coating in Progress |
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| Samurai 1/128 Clear |
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| Clear-Coating in Progress |
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| Wet-Sanding the Clear Coat |
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