325V63JG REFINISH

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:24 am

I'm frightened to look at it, in case I scratch it! Great job Paul. When are you opening a UK branch?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:56 am

Seriously, Graham, I'll be in Brighton next May, to pick up UK work.

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:22 am

I don't beleive it !! What do you charge for a re-spray like this? And how much extra hand luggage can you take back?!?!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:35 am

Graham:

Write me off list for details. My e-m address is in my profile.

jonpaul · Post by **jonpaul** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:45 pm

Well all, I 've finally got some time to gloat! Obviously I was anxious to see the final outcome of my 325V63 that Paul was so generously willing to refinish, but I was completely unprepared for the drastic improvement that he was able to achieve. Paul did an absolutely fantastic job on this guitar. His attention for detail on any imperfection is second to none and the final painted finish is drop-dead gorgeous, I'm talken 'bout mirror glass-like finish - truly unbelievable. His finished product far exceeded my expectations and those were set pretty darn high. Not only was the refinish fantastic, but what made the process so great was Paul. He is great to work with and is very considerate of the concerns one might have with their guitar. He is a true professional and a tremendous craftsman. If anyone out there needs a refinish or any other repair related item regarding their guitar I highly recommend you contacting Paul, you will be glad you did! Paul, thanks so much, it has been a pleasure working with on this project, I definitely know now who to contact with my future guitar needs. Absolutely incredible!!!!!!

winston · Post by **winston** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:12 pm

David So what you are really saying is that he's not a curmudgeon as he claims? He strikes me as an extremely honest man so I find that hard to believe. LOL

Good for both of you. Once again Paul you continue to amaze.

From the Merriam Webster Dictionary
Main Entry: cur·mud·geon
Pronunciation: (")k&r-'m&-j&n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
1 archaic : MISER
2 : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:24 pm

Well, I'm usually old...

Thanks, David. Wish I could've been there at 3 am when you opened the case, just to see the smile on your face!

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:09 pm

If I had only known Paul or Dale when I had my '65 4005 restored. I doubt if either of them would've ignored my repeated attempts to find out what was going on with my bass for EIGHT months, especially since I paid for the work in advance. And I am so lucky that John Hall finished up the resto for me. Some really talented guys here, cheers!

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:57 pm

Eight months? lol

That's pre-school compared to how long some of us have been waiting for our 'C' series guitars.

Nice work Paul.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:06 pm

Impressive Work Paul!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:32 am

Thanks, guys.

Jwilli, anybody who asks for payment in advance is marginal in my book, at least in his business acumen...

Sounds like your "down payment" went to pay for his U-Haul truck.

I agree that there's nothing on this planet better than a resto done by the factory. Back in the '60s, when I was first beginning to collect and restore '55-57 Chevrolets, there would be occasional talk tossed around by a seller (pre-eBay, pre-Auto Trader) in his sales pitch about a "factory-restored" car. I used to think, "yeah, right, like GM has the time to do this sort of thing in between the business of building new cars! What do they do? Shut down the line every Saturday to accommodate all the old Chevvies that need a new fender?"

In your case, you're a lucky guy on this one!

Also reminds me of the time in Brasil that I bought some roughsawn lumber with an unfamiliar local name at a madeirera (lumberyard), and had to have it hauled to a surfacing shop all the way across town on a donkey cart. When we got it there, the proprietor of the one-man surfacing shop proudly gave me--the Americano a "tour" of his one-room, one-machine facility.

The machine in question was a handbuilt 36" disc sander with a rip fence. He would get the disc going and push the entire 200 pound, 4" thick, 12-foot-long plank of roughsawn lumber, past the disc. You never saw such dust in your life; no masks, no collectors either, and he was in the middle of a residential area.

Right next door to a mocambo (voodoo) temple, too, but that's another story...

Anyway, when I arrived following the donkey cart in my gringo-mobile, he was sitting on the machine, which was still and silent. He told me that, sure, he would be glad to surface my lumber while I waited, but he needed to be paid (here's the point, in case you were wondering!) 1/2 in advance so he could buy a new sandpaper disc for his machine. I gave him the cash ($15.00) and got the heck out of there when I saw the dust everywhere.

Several hours later, the donkey cart arrived at my studio across town in another direction, carrying four beautifully-surfaced, long, heavy planks of Brazilian rosewood (surprise!!!), which I used to make movable screens for my studio.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:31 pm

Be careful Paul.

Some have paid for their 'C' series guitars in 'full' YEARS AGO!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:32 pm

Karl, I was referring to marginal "craftsmen", and most definitely NOT Rickenbacker, whose reputation is beyond reproach.

Sorry to anyone who might've been offended by my words, except for those selfsame marginalia...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:40 pm

Karl, I'm pretty sure that the repair guy that I was referring to works on/builds considerably fewer guitars than RIC...