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Hi Marcel, your guitars really do have beautiful lines and make exceptional use of some spectacular wood. Gorgeous!

I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire  contacts. If you don’t have on then cheap multimeter could be a great Christmas present. An audible continuity signal…   Read more»

Hi Smurfy, there isn’t really any finish, especially oil based, which is actually going to strengthen the surface or structure of the wood. If it is soft it will remain so, ask anyone who has made an acoustic guitar with…   Read more»

Thanks everyone for the tips and pointers and will take it all into consideration. Gonna give it a go today.

@marcel It is the step of double checking all over for any imperfections that needs addressing before finishing