1977 4002 restoration project

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:56 pm

Transgreen, AFG, either would be quite interesting. Perhaps even a Greenburst...

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:11 pm

Fretboard has been sized and prepped for frets and binding route cut.. Not real riveting stuff but it's a very important feature that makes a 4002 a 4002. While said I'd post fotos once the board was on the bass, these were just too nice to sit on my computer hard drive without sharing!

All in all the restoration is coming along quite well and pretty fast!

Fretboard in the jig and having it's fret slots cut.

Slots cut and markers added. Board was wiped with naptha to simulate it's color after final sanding and polishing

Upper register.

Sepp

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:58 pm

Looks nice! I actually like the subtle grain pattern rather than a solid black...

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:08 pm

Kopfjaeger wrote:Fretboard has been sized and prepped for frets and binding route cut.. Not real riveting stuff

Sepp

You could have used rivets for the dot inlays!

Nice piece of ebony. as CJ mentioned, nicer and more interesting than the usual plain stuff.

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:20 pm

Thanks guys! I'm thinking that the inky pure black ebony we see on newer production instruments is actually stained black. From what I'm told, the deep black stuff is extremely scarce and expensive. From what I understand this piece is very dark for what is commercially available.

In any case, it is way darker and has more character than the piece that was originally on the bass. That original piece had a huge light streak running halfway up the board. I too can't wait to see the board attached to the bass!

Sepp

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:35 pm

More grain fotos.

Sepp

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:20 am

Dang, that's makin' me really want an ebony board...

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:22 am

cjj wrote:Dang, that's makin' me really want an ebony board...

Here you go!

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:37 am

Doesn't look like a board to me, not flat enough...

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:06 am

That slab looks fab,the one on my 4002 was pretty uniform looking,not a lot of grain, IIRC.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:00 pm

Since the 4002 was RIC's only 21 fret full scale bass ever, I'd have put in the dot at the 21st fret.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:32 pm

Sepp, that is a real nice looking fret board. I love the wood patterns !

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:53 pm

We are cruising now!! Fretboard is on, radiused, and sanded Next week Larry will probably be shooting the finish!!.

Sepp

Got clamps??

Taaa-daaa!!

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:54 pm

Update. Things are going along well. With every completed step, the 4002 gets closer to coming home!!

Fretting

Neck binding.

Trimmed

Sepp

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:03 pm

Did I mention how much I love the look of that ebony fretboard???

Yeah, probably...

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