And so it begins ....
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- bassduke49
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Yeah. I still like "ChestnutsroastingonanopenFireglo" best. The story behind "Mink" was back in the late '70s I saw a purplish brown sunburst Les Paul and the guy who owned it said the finish was "Mink." I've never seen one like it again. So when I had PW refinish my '72, I described it and got this. More raspberry than I originally wanted, but I liked it. I called it "Mink," but it really isn't minkish, more a berryburst. Your's is gonna look fantastic! Mine is the only Rick I have left and I'll likely be passing it down to a nephew one of these days. I haven't played in years and don't see getting back into it.
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What a project, thanks for sharing the adventure!
Don't let democracy end democracy.
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That's a bummer, Paul.I haven't played in years and don't see getting back into it.
I rarely play bass these days also. Preferring to just grab an acoustic to bang on daily, though.
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MinkBloodGlo.
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I like it !scott_s wrote:MinkBloodGlo.
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."
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What?scott_s wrote:MinkBloodGlo.
- ingloriousoz
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She's coming along real, real nice Jim. Can't wait to see the final result!
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Oz, my friend, rest up, get better, take very good care of yourself.ingloriousoz wrote:She's coming along real, real nice Jim. Can't wait to see the final result!
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."
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Badass no more
One of the main reasons I decided to have this 73-4001 worked on was to remove the Baddass abomination from the instrument.
Earlier on in the process when the bridge hardware was removed there remained the extra routing that some previous owner decided was a good idea
At last this is being addressed The profile outlined is for the new V2 Rickenbacker bridge, which just about covers the hole that was routed to accommodate the BadAss
I was tempted (and do have) an original 73 aluminum split tailpiece which I seriously contemplated using, in the end I decided to meld the old with the new and chose the new V2 Bridge
To accommodate the new bridge an inlay was cut and glued in place And, in Larry's own words:
"Although the tailpiece rout repair is going to be fully under the new tailpiece, I couldn’t resist having a stripe in it." Once the inlay had properly dried the original cavity was re-routed
Final result, almost like new You can also see in this last picture Larry has filled in the flock of holes that were drilled into the body over the years
Once the stain and finish is in place these should all become invisible
Next up .... the neck binding is fitted to the Ebony Fretboard
One of the main reasons I decided to have this 73-4001 worked on was to remove the Baddass abomination from the instrument.
Earlier on in the process when the bridge hardware was removed there remained the extra routing that some previous owner decided was a good idea
At last this is being addressed The profile outlined is for the new V2 Rickenbacker bridge, which just about covers the hole that was routed to accommodate the BadAss
I was tempted (and do have) an original 73 aluminum split tailpiece which I seriously contemplated using, in the end I decided to meld the old with the new and chose the new V2 Bridge
To accommodate the new bridge an inlay was cut and glued in place And, in Larry's own words:
"Although the tailpiece rout repair is going to be fully under the new tailpiece, I couldn’t resist having a stripe in it." Once the inlay had properly dried the original cavity was re-routed
Final result, almost like new You can also see in this last picture Larry has filled in the flock of holes that were drilled into the body over the years
Once the stain and finish is in place these should all become invisible
Next up .... the neck binding is fitted to the Ebony Fretboard
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."
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It's great that Larry has an eye for detail!
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Looking good Jim. Hope you’re well!
Please give my regards to Larry too, if it’s not too much trouble.
Please give my regards to Larry too, if it’s not too much trouble.
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Happy to do so Shaun, I'll mention this to him next we speak, which is probably going to be concerning the finishhenry5 wrote:Looking good Jim. Hope you’re well!
Please give my regards to Larry too, if it’s not too much trouble.
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."
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Next, adding the new binding to the neck
Masking tape added to protect the Fingerboard Binding at the base of the neck added Upper side first, lots of tape to hold the new binding in place Next up .... Starting to put the pieces together
Masking tape added to protect the Fingerboard Binding at the base of the neck added Upper side first, lots of tape to hold the new binding in place Next up .... Starting to put the pieces together
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."
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Nice wow that grain match on the patch is impressive, once the bridge is on it's going to be undetectable.
Indeed that is artwork, Larry's ability is amazing.
Thanks for sharing the progress pics.
Dirk
Indeed that is artwork, Larry's ability is amazing.
Thanks for sharing the progress pics.
Dirk
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Larry not only matched the grain, he added a "dummy" skunk stripe which is also a very close match to the bodyDirk wrote:Nice wow that grain match on the patch is impressive, once the bridge is on it's going to be undetectable.
Indeed that is artwork, Larry's ability is amazing.
Thanks for sharing the progress pics.
Dirk
"It's Red Jim, but not as we know it...."