Well, #1, loosing weight.
#2, playing allot of Uke (more than usual. What's up with that?)
#3, hot and heavy into the restoration of an old Gibson Les Paul. I am really happy with how "Hobo Ted" is turning out. This thing is looking SWEET. When I got him, he was a basket case, and looked like he has been on some HARD road tours but strapped to the front bumper of the bus instead of in a case safe inside. I got some before pictures if your interested (but this is a Uke forum after all), but here is Hobo Ted after todays work. Just laid the last of 6 coats of nitro clear lacquer after days of sanding, smoothing, scrubbing, repairing damage etc. Laid some nitro cherry tinted clear over the face of the maple top, leaving the mahogany back clean with the exception of some vintage dark mahogany powder color to bring out some grain. Then. Color sanding, and then 6 coats of clear nitro lacquer. He is looking AWESOME and I can not wait to play him. After the graphics are put back on the repaired headstock (was tricky it being a classic Gibson thing and VERY difficult to get parts being a trade marked thing). Then, all new and upgraded electronics for a deep, warm vintage blues tone, genuine Gibson chrome jewelery and cream colored pick gaurd, pickup bezels and details. But only after a good buff out. A good buff will bring Hobo to a baby butt smooth glass finish. Man, this is gonna be a sweet looking and sounding axe in the next week or so. I'm getting excited, and my daughter is chomping at the bit to get her hands and fingers on Hobo Ted too. He's been a labor of love for sure.
#2, playing allot of Uke (more than usual. What's up with that?)
#3, hot and heavy into the restoration of an old Gibson Les Paul. I am really happy with how "Hobo Ted" is turning out. This thing is looking SWEET. When I got him, he was a basket case, and looked like he has been on some HARD road tours but strapped to the front bumper of the bus instead of in a case safe inside. I got some before pictures if your interested (but this is a Uke forum after all), but here is Hobo Ted after todays work. Just laid the last of 6 coats of nitro clear lacquer after days of sanding, smoothing, scrubbing, repairing damage etc. Laid some nitro cherry tinted clear over the face of the maple top, leaving the mahogany back clean with the exception of some vintage dark mahogany powder color to bring out some grain. Then. Color sanding, and then 6 coats of clear nitro lacquer. He is looking AWESOME and I can not wait to play him. After the graphics are put back on the repaired headstock (was tricky it being a classic Gibson thing and VERY difficult to get parts being a trade marked thing). Then, all new and upgraded electronics for a deep, warm vintage blues tone, genuine Gibson chrome jewelery and cream colored pick gaurd, pickup bezels and details. But only after a good buff out. A good buff will bring Hobo to a baby butt smooth glass finish. Man, this is gonna be a sweet looking and sounding axe in the next week or so. I'm getting excited, and my daughter is chomping at the bit to get her hands and fingers on Hobo Ted too. He's been a labor of love for sure.
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