Anatomy Of A Rickenbacker Bass Part 4

[jps]

Just wait till the book comes out: Ted's Anatomy.

[bassduke49]

Just wait till the book comes out: Ted's Anatomy.

Ehh . . . umm . . .

[rickenbrother]

Just wait till the book comes out: Ted's Anatomy.

Ehh . . . umm . . .

You have to think about that for a second!

[rickfan60]

Thanks for the kind words guys! The book will be Paul's work. I am just helping out where I can.

[Blackstar]

Front and back of my 'walnut '76 4001. I like the burst on this one, not too opaque at the edges. I bought this new in Nov '76 for $410 - $10 extra for the special color!

[atomic_punk]

Love that Walnut, did you order it or get it from a store than upcharged you the $10? Man, those were the days....

[johnallg]

Ron, beautiful Walnut indeed. Oh, and just so you don't feel taken, I'd buy that off you for the full $410 you paid for it way back when.

[Blackstar]

I was looking for walnut, I found it at Manny's on 48th st in manhattan, but I recall that the price sheet listed the non-standard colors $10 higher. And John, appreciate your thoughtfulness, but I part with this one when they pry it out of my...well you know the rest.

[jps]

And John, appreciate your thoughtfulness, but I part with this one when they pry it out of my...well you know the rest.

Boy, that must hurt!!!

[rickfan60]

I left out the oil finishes on the 4004C. Tung oil finishes are cool because you can actually refinish them yourself. Clean off any grunge then apply an even coat of tung oil using small amounts at a time. Rubbing with the grain, use the Scotch Brite ultra fine pad lightly to smooth the surface. Once smooth gently wipe with a lint free cloth to remove any residue or grit from the oil and let it dry overnight. This will keep your 4004C looking new.

[nbfanca]

Thanks for this topic. You may have saved me from a big mistake.

I have '76 4001 in Fireglow that needs some finish work to hide some neck damage. GIven the time and the standards of the time, I was guessing this was a Nitro finish and was planning to use nitro for the touch-up. But now I am worried as Nitro finishes do not interact well with some other types of finish.

So a question for those more knowledgeable. What is the best formulation to use for touching up my finish?

[johnallg]

For touchups, I believe the advice here is to blend nail polishes to get the color right then overcoat with clear. Wet sand to smooth. Do a search, probably for nail polish, and look for advice from Paul W (jingle_jangle).

[jps]

Welcome, Charlie!

Can you post a photo or two so we can see how big the areas are that need touching up?

[nbfanca]

My question largely concerns what reacts with the CV finish that RIck used in 1976. For example I have been advised not to use Nitrocellulose over a Poly finish (I haven't tried it, but donlt want to learn the hard way). In my one attempt, acryllic lacquers work tollerably over poly - but only tolerably.

This is a fairly large area too big for nail polish. The goal is to dover the crack repairs and I was planning to airbrush some color and transparent coats over the area.

I will try and put some pictures up. I will actually going to do that for another question. The base is in Fireglo but the area near the headstock where the break occured is finished unusually dark, darker than anywhere else on the bass, in a kind of purple brown. To my eye it was very professionally done and looks as if it might be original, but I doubt t was original. I went through about the first 50 pages of the gallery and nothing looks like it. I am considering sanding it off and starting over.

[rickenbrother]

Welcome to the forum, Charlie. You may consider posting your questions and photos in our Reflections Of A Curmudgeon forum.