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The only update I can give you now is that the other strip of binding is back in its place.

Recently checked up on the 4001 while I picked up a brand new StingRay and an upright bass. Will visit the shop this week, I guess

Chips will be filled, yes. And sorry, I do keep referring to it as lacquering, which is a direct translation of the Dutch word, but I won't bother you with the details about my mothertongue

I'm sure there will be CV used for the refinishing on the fretboard

Some movement in the whole progress, revival of the fretboard will continue in its original thread!

Finally I had the time to visit the luthier. Last visit there was to drop off the 4001, so far; the frets have been taken out the fretboard, fretboard has been sanded and strip one of the binding is replaced. Second strip is getting back on there first thing tomorrow... After which we can refret the...

Thanks! It's now at my luthier for a refret, binding did come of. Inevitable to do without doing so.

I guess I'll check the shop this friday...

What?

Back from the luthier. I was there to pick up my JCS , which I also brought back to original condition :mrgreen: (I bought it, butchered from all it's hardware, no pick up, nothing! You have no idea how hard it is to find a JCB-1 pick up!) Well, enough about this non-Ric ;) I took the Ric with me to...

I have an other bridge, from an old '73 4001. I screwed that one on there, still crooked. Weird, cause I used the old screwholes that were in there...

The shiny saddles can be replaced, from the '73 4001 as well

Moving along, getting the wood block out of the bridge/mute bar cavity. http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/EvdWeide/Basgitaar/Ric%2076/1brugdicht.jpg Small X-acto knife for the start http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/EvdWeide/Basgitaar/Ric%2076/2brugdichtmes.jpg Made a small edge along ...

Well Bert, you know I have BH 4003 with a black TRC, but I don't want to get that off of it.

I know that's an option, the thing is; I want to keep it white, so I could change back to white if I wanted to. Again, I'm asking for a kind person who would act as a middleman for sending the TRC! I'll compensate any time taken! Please, anybody, please consider! It would make me happy and I will be...

I found a black TRC which I was looking for, only thing is; the man pretty much refuses to send outside CONUS. Would anybody be willing enough to be a middleman to get this TRC to the Netherlands? You'll get a little compensation.

If interested, contact me through PM!

Edo

Hi Paul, quick question. What material are the Ricfrets made off?

Sounds pretty much like gibberish to me

I'm totally clueless when it comes to this stuff, but I understand conceptually how this fret-removal technique will work. On the other hand, how does one put in new frets without removing the binding? I've seen it done, would be no problem. How my luthier plans on doing this exactly, I don't know ...