skydog52 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) I bought this awhile back. It was faded Pelham Blue but I could never get to like the color and I like seeing the wood. I call it Black Cherry. Dave Teske did the work on it. He does excellent work. David Teske - Guitars and furniture custom finishing and repair services Before and after. Edited January 22 by skydog52 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) You took a rather large gamble. Who would paint such a beautiful piece of wood? Your efforts paid off big! Nice guitar!!! Edited January 22 by Steiner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterG Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Looks awesome! I love the re-finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianluca Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) beautiful H137 congrats Edited January 22 by Gianluca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That transformed your 137. Now its a stunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElNumero Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 From blah to stunning! Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyv4 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I am one for not changing the color of guitars, but in your case, it looks fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Wow!! Spectacular Although you cheated a bit with the B4 pics: couldn't you find anything better resolution? Lol Edited January 23 by bolero B4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Looks great! Big improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, bolero said: Wow!! Spectacular Although you cheated a bit with the B4 pics: couldn't you find anything better resolution? Lol I thought I had better ones but couldn't find them. That was from the website of the dealer I got it from. I got a real good deal on it with the mindset that I would refinish it. I tried to like the color but I like seeing the woodgrain. Mother Nature is a great creator! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 22 hours ago, Steiner said: You took a rather large gamble. Who would paint such a beautiful piece of wood? Your efforts paid off big! Nice guitar!!! Calculated risk. We all know Heritage has good wood. Joke in there somewhere. Originally I was going to finish it in Grafitti Yellow thinking of Jeff Beck and this was 8 months ago. I asked Dave to strip it and see what is under there. He sent me pics and I decided to go with this color. I have a Millennium in a color similar to this and Dave worked off that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Agree on being able to see wood in guitars! I usually go for transparent/translucent finishes. My black mahogany H157 is now at the point where the grain is visible, like an old guitar. I dig it & was hoping it would mature like that. That is a nice refin, congrats again! Edited January 23 by bolero lucent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 7 hours ago, skydog52 said: Calculated risk. We all know Heritage has good wood. Joke in there somewhere. Originally I was going to finish it in Grafitti Yellow thinking of Jeff Beck and this was 8 months ago. I asked Dave to strip it and see what is under there. He sent me pics and I decided to go with this color. I have a Millennium in a color similar to this and Dave worked off that. That guitar still haunts me. So simple in its accents, yet stunning! Congrats on both axes (axis?). May you play them in good health. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElChoad Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That turned out beautiful! Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I think that colour is great. Congrats on your NOHGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 When refinishing that, was there any thought to moving to soapbar vs dogear P90's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, DetroitBlues said: When refinishing that, was there any thought to moving to soapbar vs dogear P90's? Yes I thought of that if I was going with the graffiti yellow solid color but when we decided on a transparent color that was out. These pickups sound pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, skydog52 said: Yes I thought of that if I was going with the graffiti yellow solid color but when we decided on a transparent color that was out. These pickups sound pretty good to me. It wasn't a matter of sound, dogears can be clipped off the pickups to convert to soapbars (I think?). But I agree, transparent color, no matter how dark, the holes will still be visible even when filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The refinish is absolutely an improvement. The Pelham Blue isn't a big favorite for me, and when it starts looking booger green, it's less of a favorite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 9 hours ago, TalismanRich said: The refinish is absolutely an improvement. The Pelham Blue isn't a big favorite for me, and when it starts looking booger green, it's less of a favorite. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 That turned out great Paul! Dave is working on a special Heritage project for me now as well. He does great work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, brentrocks said: That turned out great Paul! Dave is working on a special Heritage project for me now as well. He does great work!! Yes he does. Great guy! I have a guitar headed to him that he is going to transform to a Jeff Beck tribute. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 1/27/2023 at 1:44 PM, skydog52 said: Yes he does. Great guy! I have a guitar headed to him that he is going to transform to a Jeff Beck tribute. Can't wait. that sounds exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 1/26/2023 at 3:44 PM, TalismanRich said: The refinish is absolutely an improvement. The Pelham Blue isn't a big favorite for me, and when it starts looking booger green, it's less of a favorite. Definitely. Fantastic visual upgrade. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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