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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 25, 2010 17:04:35 GMT -5
Hello guys here I will post the pictures of my ongoing project - the restoration of the very rare Hohner Revelation ATX (which was in a very sorry state when I bought it a month ago). Here goes the first pic  Yes, this is after partial cleaning. And yes, I had to cut the last bolt because the thread for the vibrato arm of the VS-100C is bigger than of the other Wilkinson vibrato versions so I couldn't just substitute the vibrato plate for another one. The rest seems compatible, though. |
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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 26, 2010 17:40:58 GMT -5
Well, guess what I did here:  |
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Post by ijustwannastrat on Feb 26, 2010 17:46:05 GMT -5
soaked it in CLR?
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Post by lpf3 on Feb 26, 2010 17:57:02 GMT -5
3-in-1 oil?
-lpf3
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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 26, 2010 18:01:03 GMT -5
both wrong
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Post by Double Yoi on Feb 26, 2010 18:19:43 GMT -5
0000 steel wool and Jameson's Irish Whiskey?
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Post by D2o on Feb 26, 2010 18:24:54 GMT -5
0000 steel wool and Jameson's Irish Whiskey? Close to where I was going : 1) maybe a little soak in some naval jelly, followed by some 0000 ; 2) 0000 & wood polish ; 3) or, possibly, a bath diluted etching compound or some other diluted acid? (re: 3) - are you getting the impression I wouldn't put anything past you, dunk?  ) D2o |
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Post by ijustwannastrat on Feb 26, 2010 18:29:30 GMT -5
shaving cream? I polish my jewelry with it. I find that Gillet Sensitive Skin gives the most shine (and it's what I have)
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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 26, 2010 18:30:39 GMT -5
steel wool is right, but was only a small part of the whole.
as for acid, selenious acid was used, I think, but probably not how you imagine it was used.
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Post by D2o on Feb 26, 2010 19:47:09 GMT -5
You are right ... and good idea, by the way! It really gave it a nice color.
D2o
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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 26, 2010 19:52:04 GMT -5
I removed the rust with the steel wool, then removed the chrome finish with the dremel, then used some gun blue to match the colour to the graphtech stringsavers. It looks darker and more black without the flash.
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Post by dunkelfalke on Mar 27, 2010 12:36:42 GMT -5
Meanwhile I've damaged the guitar with a runaway router, bought another one (it is strange, you wait for years to find one and then you find two in two weeks), in a much better shape. It is also routed almost as I want it, and in a very professional way at that (the project will change somewhat, though). Today, I've routed it as I needed it  not nearly as clean as the previous routing, but better than I did the first time. And yes, I am an idiot, the damage in the first guitar is the price of using the wrong tool for the job. |
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Post by dunkelfalke on Mar 27, 2010 20:49:07 GMT -5
I've just finished the wiring (except for the piezo/tube part). The switch is very cheap, and I've got a much better one there, but it takes up far too much room. This one is very compact.  |
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Post by dunkelfalke on Apr 7, 2010 16:59:00 GMT -5
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Post by newey on Apr 7, 2010 21:17:13 GMT -5
Beautiful, Dunk! +1 for bringing new life to this piece. But how does it work?  |
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Post by dunkelfalke on Apr 8, 2010 5:37:23 GMT -5
Not as planned, unfortunately.
Right now it is just a standard guitar with an EMG 85, Schaller active single coil, an active tone controller and the Roland hex pickup. I cannot even setup it properly yet because I haven't found the hex key for the saddles (graphtech uses some very strange keys).
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Post by dunkelfalke on Apr 10, 2010 18:52:54 GMT -5
 it is a great guitar, with that wilkinson convertible vibrato, active pickups, and the set neck with 27 frets. also dead quiet. but quite heavy (maple body if i remember correctly). |
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