Thanks Simon, I think I'll go with the more modern wire, then.

This morning, I realized I put a whole can of polyurethan on this thing. OK, it was a small can, but still. This thing is huge.

As I'm now out of poly (I still have a can of wipe on poly just in case...), I decided to do an initial light sand to smooth out the biggest lumps and bumps, and then let it completely cure. As I didn't use a filler or sealer on this build, the poly might sag in a little, so let's see. I ordered a new can (a bigger one this time) of poly, as I still need to do a headstock decal and I don't want to even try filling and leveling it with thinned wipe on poly. It would take years

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Unfortunately, this plonker is too big for my wall hanger

So I'll need a pet safe corner to store it for a while.

Oh, and I bought a brass nut. I ordered it for another build but it would look good on this one, so I could make matching brass accessories. It would finally lead me to a "theme" for this guitar.