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What is the darkest top (not Sunburst) tint on a SCGC top that any of you old SC customers have seen ?I don’t mean Black….. I mean dark but still showing top grain/silking.
I’m overthinking the 000 build (I mean hell, that’s part of the fun of doing a custom build according to Mr. Hoover) , right now it’s AB/Moon Spruce with natural finish on top.
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Tinting or staining wood is amazingly easy – to do badly – especially with softwoods, like the spruce usually used for tops. They can easily absorb color unevenly, especially if there is any figure (like bearclaw) in the piece, so its important to seal the top to try to get an even color. But if you seal the top, its hard to get dyes to soak into the grain, which are what give you the most clarity and depth of color. Pigments can be applied to the surface, which can give you a nice even coloration, but tend to obscure the grain a bit more. You can also tint the top coats. So many options to achieve lots of appearances. So when you say dark, its important to think about how much grain you want to see – you start to get too dark, and any indication of grain practically disappears. Its pretty tricky, so I’d see what Carolyn suggests –
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+1 on what Tad said. I always go by the thought of, is it something that I can live with down the line, flashy always seems to get old with me’. dunno, made me think of….
My favorite Wallace Stevens quote:
They said, “You have a blue guitar, you do not play things as they are.”
The man replied, “Things as they are, are changed upon the blue guitar.”wish I could be of more help. bert
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