Being serious – briefly – I’m guessing that the silver sparkly paint, or any paint, on the soundboard of an acoustic would suppress the vibration of the soundboard and so destroy the sound of the instrument? OK for show,…   Read more»

@Boo – there you go, just imagine that explorer with a tasteful flip-flop sparkly paint job …
 
Preferably, just imagine it.  Don’t actually do it.
😉
 

that was one of the most terrifying livestreams so far… I was hiding behind the sofa for part of it. 😉 Tackling a job like that, LIVE, takes some balls. Getting it all perfectly right, in a broadcast time window,…   Read more»

Is there any information on what happened?

I believe it was cancer.
He’d been struggling for a while, but had hoped to see the 3rd edition of his book finished and published.
Sadly, he didn’t make it.
 

The Glitterball will be ready for polishing in a couple of weeks or so, I’ve got a lot of painting and sanding to do before then. I would be happy do some test polishing on other guitars if you want…   Read more»

Clever man.