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Guitar headstock decals are specifically designed for use with acrylic and nitro lacquer, not sure what they're made of but that might give you some insight into what works and what doesn't. I've used Rothco & Frost decals on the guitars I've lacquered, they will print you just about anything...

Jan, using them will absolutely clear them up. The advantage to using DeOxit is that it contains a lubricant and anti corrosive so it will clean them and provide protection from future verdigris and carbon build up as well as preventing sticking.

I would not lacquer over decals unless they are decals that are made for lacquer, The solvents used in lacquer are WAY hotter than the solvents used in other forms of clear and will cause other (non-lacquer) things to orange peel and do other weird stuff. So if you plan on using enamel color...

Thats a killer Harmony Monterey, that 65 Super is one of the best amps ever made and quite desirable. DeOxit is what you wanna clean the pots with on an old amp. Its great stuff, one can is a lifetime supply. Don't spray the cleaner down the pot shaft though, pull the chassis and spray them out...

Hohner is the most used for sure, but Lee Oskar, Suzuki, and Seydel are also good. Most harps need a little tweaking out of the box to be good.

Some simple greens will etch aluminum, but not all. Not sure about the heavy duty but simple green aircraft will not etch aluminum and works like a champ in Ultrasonic cleaners. An ultrasonic will get crud out of places that are otherwise very difficult to clean on carbs but its not a magic...

I would also vote a big no on that.

That That depends on the tire you run. If you plan on running no wider a tire than the rim originally ran then you you shouldn't need any. As long as your sprockets line up you're good to go.

DE, I'm not at all surprised all the heating elements in that thing still work. Early elements had nickel in em, some time in the 60's the use of nickel in most elements was stopped. Nichrome elements provide better more even heat and have a lot longer working life. Thats why vintage toasters...

Also, a good place to get polishing compound is a truck stop. Most of the bigger ones will have giant bricks of green, black, white, and tripoloi in with the chrome goodies.

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If its from the 20's it is most likely nickel and its a M'Fer to buff. But a good place to start is with green compound on a fully sewn wheel. If thats not cutting it, MicroMesh pads will get you back into buffability. Plating that old tends to be hard and thin, so there's a fine line between...

As did George Thoroughgood

Luther plays a lot of big jazz boxes. Although I have seen him play plenty of Tele's and Strat's. He always has great tone, he and his Brother Cody (the drummer) are the Sons of Jim Dickenson. Jim was a pretty big name in Mississippi Hill Country Blues recording. They grew up around and learned...