Well, it's taken ages!!!!! To cut a long story short, I screwed up big time and ended up having to strip of the fabric and get some new stuff. Unfortunately the original fabric was no longer available so I had to get a slightly different paisley.
After hours of laquer coats and polishing, it's finally finished. It isn't perfect by a long way but given my complete lack of skills in this area, i'm well pleased. I'm going to replace some of the hardware but for the time being I just want to enjoy it. I thought about sticking on a new neck but the one it is absolutely perfect if a bit worn.
WIth the new fabric applied
WIth the Sunburst done (using the Poor man's burst from this site)
My baby finished!!!