56 Tweed Deluxe Re-Fin?

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Drewa
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 3
(3/18/04 10:24 am)
 56 Tweed Deluxe Re-Fin?
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Have come across a 56 deluxe cab that some misguided rocker painted black then added a second coat of brown on top. Not pretty

I have been able to successfully remove all of the brown and most of the black paint and only some small spatterings of black flecks remain on the original tweed. The tweed looks pretty good in some areas, fair in others and poor in still others. Most of the original amber lacquer is gone and the tweed has some light fraying overall.

BEFORE I proceed further and risk making the same mistake as this cab's previous owner, I would like to find out what the general rule/feeling is about applying a coat or two of the original lacquer to stop the fraying?

Purists? Conservationists? Restorers? Pros? Cons?

Do I leave it or lacquer it?

Thanks for your input

 
bluetonene
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 33
(3/18/04 11:20 am)
 Re: 56 Tweed Deluxe Re-Fin?
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My 2 cents:
It depends on how you want to use the amp. If you want it for collecting then depending on how much else is "original" you may want to leave it. If you are planning on playing it alot, I would go through it electrically (saving any old original parts) and have the cabinet professionally recovered. If the speaker is original and good and I wanted to play it alot, I would replace it rather than risk blowing it. Doug sells any parts you may need and can get them to faster than....are they there yet?
Tom
 
Jlwctn
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 18
(3/19/04 11:17 am)
 Re: 56 Tweed Deluxe Re-Fin?
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I have been able to successfully remove all of the brown and most of the black paint and only some small spatterings of black flecks remain on the original tweed. The tweed looks pretty good in some areas, fair in others and poor in still others. Most of the original amber lacquer is gone and the tweed has some light fraying overall.>>>

That doesn't sound like a "collector" piece, more like a "player", and I'll bet that it sounds good. The ones that are road-weary and look like "dook" always seem to sound the best because they get used rather than closeted.

Since it has already been "compromised", by the black and brown paintjob and the subsequent cleanup, that I wouldn't worry too much about what happens next. It's not completely "original", or "mint", or any other of the "corksniffer" terms, so I would just fix what I could (that includes doing a "magnifying glass" or "microscope" cleanup to get the last of the black out of it), lightly trim the "fuzz" off of the fraying, and then give it a couple of thin coats of clear lacquer. Don't forget to then play the "dook" out of it.

I haven't seen it, I don't know you or your abilities, but I have NO DOUBT that when you're done, it's going to look 1000% better than it did when you got it.
 
 
 
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