MIMF

Thanks for the advice, folks. I'll take a shot at that pickguard, and take your advice on the inlays. I think I'll hold off for the inevitable refret though, and glue 'em down in the meantime (maybe with CA rather than epoxy to make my life easier when I do replace them). Brian, here are a couple of...

G'day gents, I am looking to bring an early 50s Hofner back to playing condition. I have built a couple of archtops, but have fairly limited restoration experience. My first question is regarding the rather warped pickguard, which I would like to straighten. http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l503/...

Love that sunburst!

Thanks for the wisdom, guys. I will stick with the time-tested way of doing things for now.

Hey folks, I posted this on the ANZL forum as well, apologies for the cross-post. I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post. I'm building my first archtop, and I'm close to finishing the outside arches. I plan to cut the f holes by hand (coping saw), and I'm torn whether to do them now...