'87 Kramer Stagemaster Refinish Project
Refinishing my old Kramer to white wash, going for a Mary Kaye look.
I got this Kramer Stagemaster in 1998 in mint condition for $750 with a trade in of an Epiphone metallic black carved top that looks pretty similar. Had to sell her for money around 2005, luckily I sold it to my brother, for $150 IIRC. He told me some dude bought it from him and I was sad. Then in 2009 I was helping him move and he still had it, the deal fell through with the dude before and I bought it back for $300!
But there she sat, because I hated her neck, a thin U with a shoulder that hits my thumb right on the inside of the knuckle, ouch. As you can see in the before picture I put a big chip in her body, from a pair of vice grip pliers falling on her. I decided to reshape her neck and put a tung oil finish on her. After doing so, and having such success I decided to refinish her. I ALWAYS hated the ugly red/pink color and wanted something else.
So here it is, unfolding before my eyes and yours. I always wanted a Mary Kaye/white washed ash guitar and decided to make this the one!
Current plans:
- Whitewash stain
- Formby's Tung Oil Varnish finish to high gloss. I am considering Minwax's wipe on poly tho.
- The JB still works. I am going to replace it with a Custom Custom.
- The Single coil is broken I am going to replace it with a YJM Fury.
- New electronics; push/pull 500K volume with treble bleed cap(Mallory) and push/pull 500k tone(Mallory cap).
- All original everything else, black OFR with wood screw posts, Original black Schaller tuners, etc.
- Front and back of headstock original to maintain original color, Kramer logo and serial #.
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