Gentleman, I have about ended the dye process. My question is this. I started with yellow, then amber, medium brown and then dark. It looks pretty good. But I have been trying to copy the Loar look on this mandolin. From what I have seen in pictures there is a fair amount of red in those. I have more amber burst right now. Can I tone down some red and blend it right over what I have now? Or were some of the old Gibson’s kinda amber burst like what I have described? Seems like I have seen some with more yellow than red? Keep in mind this mandolin is a distressed copy. Oh one more thing.....no lacquer has been applied or any other top coat. Thanks Veterans, JR
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