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As posted up above:
Update: it appears that this guitar is likely something made in the Busato shop or by someone associated with the shop. It is definitely not a super high quality Busato but it is a cool AF guitar. I'm playing it right now and really enjoying it. It definitely has the old gypsy sound. I have the action a touch on the side of high comfortable, I could bring it down a touch but it's pretty easy to play as-is.
I put new frets on it and it plays well in all areas of the neck. I was able to use higher frets on the tongue where there was some fall off so I didn't have to take much wood off the fingerboard. I also radiused the board a little bit. It plays really nice with 10s, 11s might work great too. Modern tuners that look pretty perfect and work well. I took the chippy finish off the back of the neck and oiled it and it feels really, really nice.
It is very similar to one of the guitars at the link below (thanks @littleknicky ) so I think the Busato association doesn't seem unreasonable BUT I'm absolutely not an appraiser or very knowledgeable about obscure French guitars so take it with a grain of salt. My guitar has something that looks like Beech for the neck and back and sides and doesn't have side purfling. I thought the binding was painted on but it's not, at least mostly it's not (the body is bound, it looks like they painted the area around the cutaway black instead of binding it. It is probably the lightest weight acoustic guitar I've ever played. 2lbs 14.5 oz 1.3kg.
https://guitarejazzmanouche.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34194
It's a super cool little guitar and you can play waltzes all day, smoke little cigarettes and hang out at the cafe with a beret. I'm enjoying playing it and don't mind having it around but I'm drowning in guitars.
$2900 + S&H I'm open to super cool trades but really need some $$$$$$ right now.
May I ask what sort of oil you use for necks please, and how you apply it? Thanks!!
Hmmm.
I keep thinking there should be a luthier's oil of the month club because everyone is using something different and everyone keeps switching. There's so many new oils right now.
Long version of: I can't totally remember.
But I think (!) it was Walrus Oil Furniture butter.
Now I wish I remember because it feels effing awesome.
It might have been Walrus Oil linseed oil though.
I just used Glancy's no.1 for the first time last night. Apparently not super durable so I will be putting truoil over it.
Oh and applying it, if it was furniture butter I think I rubbed it in with a walrus oil white buffer pad. I think I scraped the old finish off with a utility knife blade, sanded it from 120 through the grits to 400 and then rubbed it in. Actually I think that stuff you let it sit for 8 hours and then wipe off the excess.
I might have used a paper towel.
Tbh I have zero memory of what I did. I wish I remembered! It feels awesome.
If you prep the wood really well, meaning sand through all the grits very conscientiously, making sure to take all the lower grit scratches out, the oil becomes less important. It's important to use something to back up your sandpaper (cork/block/etc) because you want it to be flat.
I make these little sanding packs that are 1/4 sheets of each grit folded in half and then I make a little book out of them. It makes a little flexible pad so the sandpaper makes its own sort of block. And it makes it super easy to go through all the grits, when you are done with one you put it in the back of the book. I'll take a picture later.
I should say that I wouldn't necessarily suggest anyone do this on a guitar with a nice shiny finish. It's pretty easy to scratch things up and do a crappy job and devalue a guitar. I have a fair amount of practice and on this guitar getting chippy shellac off the neck made it really nice.
Brilliant, thank you!
I've watched this guys' youtube channel recently. He always finishes his furniture with this nano-finish that is supposed to prevent scratches. Any of the woodworkers here know what this stuff is? If it is so slick, would it be good for a guitar neck? If it is really providing some sort of "hard shell", I would think it wouldn't be the best for a vibrating top? Anyone know what this stuff is your use similar product?
No idea but that sounds super goofy to me. Diamond hard? Like glass?
I have not heard anything about it but that seems to not be possible. How could you not scratch a wood finish? Wood is soft.
Again, I was the previous owner of this guitar. I found another video of me playing it in the wild (probably after too many beers after our Bistro So, formerly Bistro Fada, jam session). Ha forgive all of the missed notes, but you can here some of the solo around the 1:40 mark.
-- Just hoping this sparks interest in someone as it's a unique guitar with a distinctive voice. It was very playable when I brought it back from Europe, and I'm sure even more so now with the work Paul has put into it. You can see more clips on page one of this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJA_sE-_mhk
Nice playing Travis! Sounds great.
I've been really enjoying playing the guitar in the morning, totally different from what I'm making but it's got 'the thing' 100%.
Looks like good ol' Sam is playing it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlTF5jCyEkQ