There are wonderful television programs where people show off their family heirlooms and get a valuation from an expert who analyzes the condition and learns the history of these treasures. These guitars bring a much higher price than the new counterparts similarly equipped, which nods to the popularity of fauxtina as an art form. Fender guitars have a line of Stratocaster instruments that are individually customized to look like they were worn down by time. He would get so caught up in playing that it would burn down and eventually burn out, staining the wood with heat and tobacco.Ī well-preserved but slightly worn instrument can be worth far more than a refinished instrument of the same vintage.
The oxidation tells a story and gives us a color palate of muted but sophisticated tones and hues.Īmerican guitar icon Stevie Ray Vaughan used to set a cigarette between the E-string and the headstock of his Fender Strat. Stevie Ray Vaughan famously placed a cigarette under the strings of the tuning keys on his guitars, and you can see burn marks from the cigarette on many of the headstocks, making them authentic collector’s items.Įven something as utilitarian as a galvanized piece of sheet metal can show beautiful patina. The patina on musical instruments tell a particular story the wear marks on fretboards, bodies, or tuning keys whisper of countless hours of play as well as provide clues to the history of the instrument and to the character of the owner. Fauxtina paint jobs create the illusion of weathered finish but bypass 40 to 60 years of naturally occurring oxidation in the elements. Distressed furniture is a form of faux patina, and relicked guitars and instruments are pre-aged. There are other forms of artist-rendered aging, or fauxtina. Natural oxidation where patina forms or is deliberately induced is called patination, and the definition can apply to naturally occurring or artist-rendered aging. Patina in the automotive context can refer to any fading, darkening, or other signs of age that are felt to be natural or unavoidable. This guitar was relicked by a DIY user, and it serves his purposes nicely as a well-worn guitar that seems to tell a story. This is partially brought on by the skyrocketing prices of 1950s’ and 1960s’ vintage instruments in original condition. Fender relicked guitars bring many thousands of dollars more in sales price than a top-of-the-line instrument with a premium finish, simply due to the perception that it is a vintage guitar. Interestingly, the Fender guitar company has a special division of guitars called their relicked line. It’s a recent trend in instruments, as well as classic cars, to style the finish on insignificant guitars and other instruments to appear as weathered and worn finishes. Vintage instruments have long been collected and revered for their patina and condition. Our job as artists and technicians is to slow the process of time as we restore cars and give tribute to mother nature by recreating the original appearance of patina. This early 1950s truck is all but reclaimed by nature, but it is a beautiful example of how nature will eventually take back its resources. Patina, as it relates to the automotive hobby, is another word for realism, and it brings with it authenticity. After all, patina is much more than the faded and dull bronze look of a Tiffany lamp base sitting in a museum. Because of the restorations, much of the history, heritage, and provenance of these vehicles has been lost when it wasn’t really necessary. I’ve spoken with several experts in the collector car world, and many of them mentioned that not very long ago there were many vehicles that underwent a complete restoration when they were in good enough condition to be preserved as survivor vehicles. The Survivor is now the high-water mark of automotive collectors, and finding and showcasing the original condition of a vehicle is much more important than restoring one to pristine condition. During the past several years, an entire category of classic car, called the Survivor, has arisen as part of a preservation movement that carries the goal of saving the original and unrestored status of vehicles. In the classic car world, patina is the new buzzword used to describe original wear and unmolested aging on factory parts. The word patina means many things to many people.
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