Official Luthiers Forum!

Folks please welcome Brian Howard Guitar Finishes to our family of Sponsors!

You all know Brian, he has been a long standing contributing member of the OLF.
He is now our very first ever Guitar Finishing Sponsor!

Please take moment to visit Brian Howards website, http://brianhowardguitars.com/finish.htm
and give him a virtual high five! We need this service and I am thrilled to have one of our own members
fill that need.

You can find the link to Brian Howard Guitar Finishes in the links section above.



Brian will follow up this post with some detailed information on his services.

Thanks!
LanceK

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Hi everyone. I am really happy to be at a point in my career where I can help sponsor the OLF. This forum has always been my favorite luthier oriented site. It helped me a good bit when I transitioned from furniture to guitars.

A lot of you may know me from my posts here on the forum but I bet there are more than a few of you who didn't realize that in addition to building and restoring I run a custom finishing program dedicated specifically to guitars and other string instruments. I do work for small builders, guitar shops and individuals around the country. I offer a variety of quality finishes at reasonable prices and strive to keep turnaround times as short as can be. I can even help out with fully insured round trip shipping if needed.

I would also like to offer to all members of the OLF a 5% discount on their first finish. Simply PM me here.

Here is copy of my brochure on my service and the types of finishes I regularly offer. Click on it to see a version that you can enlarge to read better.


Here is my current pricing structure.

Clear finishes available in the following types;
 Conversion varnish - $400. A tough modern poly designed especially for wood, very thin film builds.
 Nitrocellulose Lacquer - $435. Traditional guitar finish as used by Martin, Gibson, etc.
 Epoxy Urethane - $450. Tough poly type finish. Best choice for metallics.
 French polish - $575. Traditional hand applied shellac finish. Incredibly thin and acoustically transparent.
All finishes are buffed, full gloss with a complete pore fill. For options on satin or unfilled finishes please call.

Options for finishes;
 Body only, deduct $100
 Single shade or burst on top only add $75
 Each additional color on burst top add $35
 Burst entire guitar with single tone add $150
 Stain neck to match body add $40
 Stain or shade entire guitar add $110
 French polish top only add $125
 Solid colors, non metallic add $110, Call for pricing on metallic finishes.
 Satin finish on neck no charge if necks are unattached, Add $25 if attached.
Many other options exist for custom finishes, this is a list of the most popular options. If you don’t see what you are looking for or are not sure please call.

Professional discount available for those who send 3 instruments at a time or 6 guitars per calendar year, call for details.

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Brian

You never know what you are capable of until you actually try.

https://www.howardguitarsdelaware.com/

Brian,
I admire your finishing work and appreciate the wealth of knowledge you share here!
Best of luck to you!
Dan

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Very cool Brian!!! You refinish too, right? We get requests for that from time to time and will be happy to refer folks to you when we do.

Congrats Brian. Best of luck in you new endeavor.

Max

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Max Bishop
Brighton, Michigan

Brian, thanks for being a sponsor and also thanks for all of the advice you've provided here over the years!

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

Brian, I too would like to wish all the best and thank you for all the advice you have generously shared on this forum. It has helped me a lot.

Pat

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There are three kinds of people:

Those that make things happen,
those that watch things happen,
and those that wondered what happened.

Yes, stripping of old finish is done at regular shop rates and you can figure an extra $100 on average. Thanks Hesh.

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Brian

You never know what you are capable of until you actually try.

https://www.howardguitarsdelaware.com/

Way to go, Brian. Good luck. I have a friend who was asking me about finding a finisher....I'll tell him about you.

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I read Emerson on the can. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...true...but a consistent reading of Emerson has its uses nevertheless.

StuMusic

Brian, have you had a go with Royal-Lac?

Congrats Brian on ur new venture!

Hi Brain and thanks for sponsoring the OLF. Will be contacting you about a finish soon - Mike

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guitarsbygiltzow.com

Brian has been finishing all my guitars this past year. On top of a top-notch job, he's a great guy to work with!

Eric
skytopguitars.com