rosenworcel

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Ibanez PF5

Posted on September 4, 2013   

Over the summer I had a bit of fun "restoring" this old Ibanez acoustic. Rescued it from a friend who spray painted it years ago and made it into something worth playing again. Did a decent amount of work to this thing. I sanded off the paint, giving it a "weathered look." Then I brushed the tuners, reshaped the neck profile, rolled the fret-board edges, lowered the action, oiled the fret-board, and gave it a clear coat. Plays pretty well and I love the way it looks. Let me know what you think!

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  • The condition it was in when I got it. Not pretty.
  • Headstock looking nice and old. Used a lot of sandpaper and elbow grease. To round the edges of the fret-board I just used a simple file then took some fine sandpaper to it. Feels/looks much nicer. After the initial sanding the fret-board rosewood was disappointingly light. I found that rubbing in a hand moisturizer actually did wonders to darken the wood.
  • I love how the neck looks after reshaping it. Took a knife and literally scraped down the middle to remove a decent amount of wood. Used some fine sandpaper afterwards to smooth it out and do some extra shaping.
  • I sanded off the stain on the sides but left it on the back. I wasn't sure if I liked the lighter or darker wood better so I decided on having both.
  • The binding turned out pretty nice after all the abuse. I also sanded down the bridge/nut lower the action significantly. Between that, the neck modification, and some light strings this thing plays more like an electric than a standard acoustic.
  • The most recent picture, all strung up and ready to play. The fact that I worked on it so much makes it that much more satisfying to play. Its nice enough to enjoy to play, but cheap enough to not worry about dinging it up.
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