Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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The ugly duckling

The ugly duckling had been exposed to heat or had been in a fire - I don't know but she was in desperate need of some TLC.

So I have been working on this project for the last two and half months and have sort of finished it. There is always something that can be done nicer, better and more professional but the desire to play the duckling was too great. So I will share with you some photos of before (6) and after (7).

I will provide a link to the full story later on.

Hope you like it
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Re: Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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Here the next three 'before pics'.
B4 - Pickup Close Up - P1120804 adj.JPG
B4 - Horns black side no bindings 180510342_full.jpg
I had actually started on the next pic and had sanded the black side back to natural
B4 - Playing but still a dog - P1120803.JPG
And now on to the 'after' pics....
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Re: Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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As said, many, many hours spent over the last two months or so transformed the ugly duckling into a blond swan.
Finished 01 - P1130066.JPG
Finished 02 - P1130067.JPG
Finished 03 - P1130071.JPG
Next three photos in next post...
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Finished 04 - P1130073.JPG
Finished 05 - P1130074.JPG
Finished 06 - P1130077.JPG
And one more....
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Re: Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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Here the last pic.
Finished 07 - P1130078.JPG
The full project is described in detail on Japanaxe. See link below.

http://forum.japanaxe.com/phpBB3/viewto ... =25&t=2516

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ps - some observers may recognise the Paua bit...
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I kinda liked the red and was ready to ask why you'd ditched it, but then I saw the grain in the subsequent photos and understood... :D
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Good work chief!

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yup, I could go either way on the colour, but great job regardless!
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Wow that looks amazing! Nice work!! 8)
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Nice work!
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Maybe when its painted. :lol:
I thought it was going to be the one in your avatar.
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Looks great.
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I like the blond one more! (Don't tell my red head gf I said that).

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Re: Yamaha SA30 - Ugly Duckling

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I kinda liked the red and was ready to ask why you'd ditched it
I did like the cherry red but the sides had been painted badly in black (to conceal the heat damage) and the ugly white pick guard hid the heat damaged section on the top....

The nice grain was already visible through the cherry red so I figured it would be a natural finish. The photos don't do the actual appearance justice.
I thought it was going to be the one in your avatar.
That's my SA60 - you are right, perhaps I should change it to the SA30.
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