Body roasting service

kswilson89

Does anyone know if/where I'd be able to get my telecaster body roasted? I'm going to refinish my telecaster body but feel it could do with losing some weight before it's refinished and was wondering if there's anywhere that offers something like this?

Thanks

robinbowes

I'm not saying your Telecaster body is fat, but if I had to name the five fattest Telecaster bodies I know, yours would be three of them.

Is that the sort of roasting you mean?

R.

kswilson89

robinbowes said:

I'm not saying your Telecaster body is fat, but if I had to name the five fattest Telecaster bodies I know, yours would be three of them.

Is that the sort of roasting you mean?

R.

Ha, not quite but keep'em coming.

SteveRobinson

Does roasting wood reduce its density? By how much?

Will the wood shrink? If it has glue joints, will they be secure?

ICBM

You could always ask this seller where he got his done...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1963-Gibson-Es-335-Jazz-Blues-Guitar-/184546724187

kswilson89

ICBM said:

You could always ask this seller where he got his done...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1963-Gibson-Es-335-Jazz-Blues-Guitar-/184546724187

I wonder what's his definition of the word 'restored'?

Edit: the big toenail explains it all

phil_b

wrap it in tin foil and stick it in the oven next to the turkey

WezV

It might shave a little weight, not sure.... but its not going to make a heavy body light.

Have you considered smuggler routes, or a chamber and re-top.... ot a whole new body 


If torrifying, you should be roasting the wood planks... not the completed object

mixolyd

Tempering wood does reduce the weight of body blanks but I’ve not heard of it being done on a finished guitar body - I’m not sure the glue would stand up under those temperatures.  I looked into Tempered Tonewood for roasted/tempered blanks but they charge 300+ bucks for shipping to the U.K.

chickenbonejohn

The process starts with raw timber, not the finished piece. The temperatures and the process will destroy any glue joints.  The process doesn't just drive off moisture but induces changes in the cell structure which may alter the size and dimensional stability of the timber, which is why it is carried out on raw lumber before any working or machining to size.

Jez6345789

There are a couple of documents online about how to do it but it would not be a good idea on a finished body as the wood will usually warp. I tried it on an old body without steam and it was not a success as the wood warped, not sure if the moisture from the steam would equalise with all the stuff getting vaped out you then allow the water to dry out just leaving the crystalised resins etc. Obviously if you are doing it with lumber it's far easier to square up after than a sanded glued body. You definitely need steam and heat and its like a 12 or 16hr process from memory. 

Kittyfrisk

I hear that any local crematorium usually does a fairly good job.

SteveRobinson

Insert ash body joke here