I sanded the paint and whole lot of the laminate wood off the the top. It is dishing and bellying now! The back seems like a different material HPL? But has been sanded down removing the paint and bit of the wood (much harder to sand the backside thin). Paint was partially sanded off the sides, replaced nut with bone nut and leveled the frets. Lowered the bridge, intonation is pretty good around 1 and 2 nd fret and acceptable at the 12th.
It sounds awesome!!!! I also added wood glue layer on top to experiment ( felt might help keep the laminate top together after all the sanding) but removed it with a wet tissue as it impacted sound and fine sanded it again.
I am really liking the sound, will try to upload pics and sample sound. I am using Aquila sugar strings with low g
Wondering if anyone has tried anything similar?
It sounds awesome!!!! I also added wood glue layer on top to experiment ( felt might help keep the laminate top together after all the sanding) but removed it with a wet tissue as it impacted sound and fine sanded it again.
I am really liking the sound, will try to upload pics and sample sound. I am using Aquila sugar strings with low g
Wondering if anyone has tried anything similar?