This guitar spent much of it's early life on a guitar stand or leaning up against a common spot near a window that let direct sunlight in.  The red mist applied to the sunburst finish has bleached out along the neck (but can still be faintly seen, and brightly seen at paint chips and inside the trussrod cavity where the red overspray was protected from sunlight.  As the sunlight from the window faded out towards the body of the guitar, we find that the front of the body is also bleached but to a lessor degree, and the back of the body with much of the red still intact as it probably sat close to a wall or piece of furniture, ....as can be seen on Page 15. If the red is desired to be restored, then a red stain can be HIGHLY thinned and rubbed into the clear coat carefully / artistically and then wiped off ...until the correct kiss and pattern of red is applied to match the rest of the guitar.  An airbrush artist would know how to do this with cotton balls or soft rag.

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1965 Silvertone Harmony model S1478 With Original Fibreboard Case

~ Page 13;  A look at the replacement neck ~

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Pictures of the neck before it was cleaned:

This guitar spent much of it's early life on a guitar stand or leaning up against a common spot near a window that let direct sunlight in.  The red mist applied to the sunburst finish has bleached out along the neck (but can still be faintly seen, and brightly seen at paint chips and inside the trussrod cavity where the red overspray was protected from sunlight.  As the sunlight from the window faded out towards the body of the guitar, we find that the front of the body is also bleached but to a lessor degree, and the back of the body with much of the red still intact as it probably sat close to a wall or piece of furniture, ....as can be seen on Page 15. If the red is desired to be restored, then a red stain can be HIGHLY thinned and rubbed into the clear coat carefully / artistically and then wiped off ...until the correct kiss and pattern of red is applied to match the rest of the guitar.  An airbrush artist would know how to do this with cotton balls or soft rag.

Did I remember to mention grime ? ? ?   ;~)