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bassduke49 wrote:
thx1955 wrote: To my knowledge, Rickenbacker never made a Fretless "S" model
Actually, Rickenbacker made fretless versions of several models, apparently to special order. As I mentioned in the book, "fretless" was a little known option and not just a separate model. In fact, only 4001FL and 4003FL were ever mentioned in catalogs or price sheets, but I accumulated photos of fretless (as far as I can tell they are factory built) 3001, 4000, 4001S, 4002, 4003S, and 4003S/5. Really the only differences are in the fingerboards (and the accompanying position markers).
Hi Paul, great information, thanks for sharing it with us.
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Resetting the neck angle ... cont.

There was a comment earlier regarding how much may have to be sanded once the angle was reset

Here's the shape of things after the reset has been completed:
Post-Reset
Post-Reset
As you can see the angle at the body is very shallow
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Closeup View
With this now complete, on to other things, to match my Ebony neck, Larry made an Ebony Nut for me
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Slotted to fit
Slotted to fit
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The nut was slotted to fit the standard string gauge I use "40-60-80-100" and will be Clear finished

Next up ... Repainting (I Hope)
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The ebony nut looks really great, Jim. 8)

I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
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jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim. 8)

I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
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Ok now those pictures show the difference much better.
Now it all makes better sense, great work.

You've got to be dying to play this..... good luck on the continued progress.
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teeder wrote:
jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim. 8)

I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
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Many thanks for the keen eyes, it was also identified by Larry and is being addressed.
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thx1955 wrote:
teeder wrote:
jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim. 8)

I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
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Hi Guys,
Many thanks for the keen eyes, it was also identified by Larry and is being addressed.
The ends of the rods look like someone tried to square them off, not at all how they need to be to function properly.
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IIRC, they should have a 15 deg angle to them.
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teeder wrote:IIRC, they should have a 15 deg angle to them.
Thanks Kevin,
I'll pass this along to Larry as well (he may already be aware) very much appreciate the input.
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That's beautiful Jim, and I LOVE those ebony wings! I can't wait to see the finished product!
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It's been a little while since there was progress, this was to allow the reset neck to fully stabilise and to ensure there would be no movement in the reset neck angle.

With the neck finally reset and stable it's time to continue, the first of what will be several coats has been applied
lovely base colour
lovely base colour
Body Close up
Body Close up
Body rear
Body rear
Hmmm Fireglo
Hmmm Fireglo
Nice sheen even without a seal coat
Nice sheen even without a seal coat
This base coat looks really lovely, and is almost a burgundy / blood red, finishing out in this as a solid colour wouldn't be too bad either
More to come ....
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It might be closer to Burgundy, and there's nothing wrong with that! :D
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Lovely finish Job, Jim, and that rout for the Toaster is very tidy! 8)
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Jetglo rocks! :mrgreen: (I heard that from someone around here :wink: )
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Love the color!
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