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This could be a close second.

Thanks everyone!

I don't know if the owner has all the parts or not and that's funny I used your guitar as a benchmark.

This is an interesting guitar and fun to bring back to life.
http://midstatepaint.com/photos-15.jpg
Broken neck repaired with West System Epoxy.
http://midstatepaint.com/photos-14.jpg

http://midstatepaint.com/photos-13.jpg
Someone painted over the numbers and I was able to remove the black ...

sloop_john_b wrote:Curt. Yours is forever my favorite. And WHAT a player!

Yeah mine to. I'm fortunate to be the current caretaker of this unique treasure. Guitars are made to be played!

Seriously folks...

drumbob wrote:I don't think it's really possible, Peter. I have a roller bridge on my Anniversary that works quite nicely.

Roller bridge Bob or a Space Control Bridge?

I have a couple videos showing how they intonate.

http://youtu.be/NW9_IVHgFwU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mrha86ZCi8

I wouldn't, either way you're likely to made an adjustment when you string it up again.

I think this image shows the white a bit better.

Thanks Paul, the picture make the white one look weird. The gold would look perfect for the vintage feel. I've found that I have to strain the white before I mix it with the resin or it gets cloudy.

I put together a sample fingerboard stuffed with three different shells.

Paul, thanks for the warm welcome!

Some of those refins are ChromaPremier base coat with nitro or 72500S clear. I've never used CV and I think I need to check it out. I know that the UV lacks personallity and make the bubinga and other natural wood look plastic, let's hope that's not the finish of ...

I used NC lacquer because of all the blending and thanks.

Here's a link to a large bridge image after the reset.
http://midstatepaint.com/fullbridge.jpg

And before.
http://midstatepaint.com/fullbridge2.jpg

From the image you can see that the bridge pickup is tilting forward which I have to adjust that but you can see the pickup is higher and the bridge screws are able to be adjusted.

One thing I want to clarify is that I decided to use the original center piece of wood to keep it original. It was ...