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johnallg wrote:Looks great, Dan. What's left to do on her, or is all the fixing done?

its all done bar the tailpiece straightening ...
i think im going to have to ponder that for a bit
thanks to everyone for all the help & advice!

for anyone who cares, i have just wired in the pickup that
sergio did a masterly job rewinding for me ... it sounds
fantastic! many many thanks to him for a top notch job!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2398196599_b4b7888afc.jpg?v=1207672647
it is a coincidence that the bass is colour co ...

rickcrazy wrote:That beauty will be singing again very soon, Danny...

im looking forward to it!

Get different size small flat washers with holes large enough to let the tailpiece mounting screws to go through. I don't know how the metric sizes are over there, but somewhere around 8mm to 15mm diameter or so. Then you stack them in the tailpiece's wood routing area where the 3 screws under the ...

Looks like she is still in nice shape. About the pickup - I would ohm right at the pickup between the connection at the screw eyelet and the center of the coax lead - you need to get into the black shrink wrap covering where the coax black wire joins the lead out of the pickup. Should be around 8k ...

johnallg wrote:How about pictures when you get everything to your liking? We all like bass porn!

certainly!
i can easily do the car crash beforehand ...

just a quick one for everyone, i ordered some parts via
ricsrus on monday and they arrived today ... cant argue
with that! the communication i had was very quick and
fast ... am pretty impressed thus far!

Dan,
I asked the guys at Ricsrus (now rickysounds) for a recommended Rick luthier and they gave me the number for Bob Barry who did set ups etc.for them.
He is in Birmingham (er the Midlands one you guys...not the one WAAY down South!) which is a bit of a trek from Manchester but I went ahead and ...

apart from several screws im after, rosetti dont carry the stuff im looking for ...
has anyone got any rick authorized suggestions available to some in the uk?

If you send me good, clear pictures of what you need, I'll try to help you out of my parts bins.

ah ... i went to ricsrus this morning ...

ah .. what about the 2nd down here ...
http://www.cheshiremodels.co.uk/acatalog/Adhesives.html

since paul mentioned an "aliphatic resin (AR) glue", will this be ok?
am petrified of buying the wrong stuff!

Danny--that's the stuff.

I believe that Rics R Us has changed hands in the last 18 months ...

jingle_jangle wrote:Oh, and the switch...if you remove the guard, you will see that with a bit of judicious bending with a small needle-nosed pliers, the switch tab that is slipping can be bent back into place.

ive just done this!
thanks a lot for the advice ...
1 problem down, 45 to go

Do you still need the 4 screws to hold the jackplate? I am placing an order to RIC and can get them if you still need them.

hi
i do need the screws but it seems i can get them from rosetti over here in
the uk ... thanks for the offer!

(does anything think ill have difficulty getting them from ...

Danny, these two glues are what Paul was talking about.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=86091-970-5063&lpage=none
http://www.theconsumerlink.com/elmers/detail/TCL+E372/12

If you need the screws to put the jackplate on the bass, let me know. Also, the harness you ...

Hi Danny - I can't offer the same level of sage advice as many of the other members here - but don't freak out, I doubt you'll do your bass any harm! As far as glue's concerned, just avoid using really heavy-duty stuff & the likes of Superglue - remember that nuts can wear & may need to be removed ...

drdanny wrote:ah .. what about the 2nd down here ...
http://www.cheshiremodels.co.uk/acatalog/Adhesives.html

since paul mentioned an "aliphatic resin (AR) glue", will this be ok?
am petrified of buying the wrong stuff!