Gretsch 1967 Firebird Jet Refret – mystery holes

When refretting this 1967 Gretsch Firebird, I noticed two small holes in the 14th fret slot and another two in the 2nd fret slot. I’ve never seen these before but imagine that they are for locating pins to ensure correct positioning of the fretboard when it’s being glued to the neck? There is not much [...]

Nitrocellulose lacquer aerosols and guitar hardware

Nitrocellulose lacquer for guitar finishing.

Aerosols of nitrocellulose lacquer

My wish is to only sell the very best quality items. Items I can be proud of and that I use myself.

My lacquer is supplied in 400ml aerosols. All colours, unless otherwise noted, give a glossy finish. It is of course a true lacquer, as used by top guitar makers since the 1950s and dries to a hard glassy finish, unlike others’ “pre-cat” lacquer.

My lacquer is used by numerous guitar builders and repairers in the UK, including Gibson’s London guitar repair centre.

Lacquer can only be supplied to UK mainland addresses. Other lacquer suppliers and information on application can be found in my lacquer FAQ page.

Please note that where the lacquer colour shows a darker shade on the right hand side, it represents the colour of the lacquer when sprayed over with my Light Tint Gloss clearcoat.

Examples of my lacquer in use can be found in the workshop blog.

The items I supply are all made locally in Manchester.