Vintage Finish Color Charts?

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Vintage Finish Color Charts?

Postby 101Volts » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:12 am

The thought comes up about the vintage finishes of these Mosrite guitars; Are there color charts to go by that can be purchased? I'm particularly interested in the finishes for the German Carve Ventures II and Mark V; Red, Blue, Cream, Sunburst. And I think it's better to have some in person because computer monitors combined with lighting in photographs and printers doesn't always get the proper coloring.

Austin
1966 Ventures II (German Carved, B670.)
1970s "Not a Blues Bender" Bodies: 2.
1976 Brass Rail Deluxe #10.
2013 Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI.

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Re: Vintage Finish Color Charts?

Postby slapshot » Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:56 pm

did they use car paints like Gibson & Fender?

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Re: Vintage Finish Color Charts?

Postby 101Volts » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:22 am

slapshot wrote:did they use car paints like Gibson & Fender?


Right now, I have no idea. By recollection I did read somewhere on this forum that Semie went somewhere to advise about working with a poly-type finish combined with another type of finish, Gee where did I see it?

- Austin
1966 Ventures II (German Carved, B670.)
1970s "Not a Blues Bender" Bodies: 2.
1976 Brass Rail Deluxe #10.
2013 Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI.

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Re: Vintage Finish Color Charts?

Postby mosriteer » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:55 pm

101Volts wrote:
slapshot wrote:did they use car paints like Gibson & Fender?


Right now, I have no idea. By recollection I did read somewhere on this forum that Semie went somewhere to advise about working with a poly-type finish combined with another type of finish, Gee where did I see it?

- Austin


Consulted for Rickenbacker. Its mentioned in Tom Wheeler's "American Guitars" book.
-Kanad

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Re: Vintage Finish Color Charts?

Postby 101Volts » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:26 pm

mosriteer wrote:
101Volts wrote:
slapshot wrote:did they use car paints like Gibson & Fender?


Right now, I have no idea. By recollection I did read somewhere on this forum that Semie went somewhere to advise about working with a poly-type finish combined with another type of finish, Gee where did I see it?

- Austin


Consulted for Rickenbacker. Its mentioned in Tom Wheeler's "American Guitars" book.
-Kanad


Thanks.

- Austin
1966 Ventures II (German Carved, B670.)
1970s "Not a Blues Bender" Bodies: 2.
1976 Brass Rail Deluxe #10.
2013 Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI.


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