Restoring a '76 4001

[berth]

The top will be resprayed.

CV? (Conversion Varnish)

[Grainger]

What?

[berth]

What?

Conversion Varnish. The lacquer used to lacquer Rickenbackers in the past. The reason why the lacquer's really GLOw when new. A lacquer which can take more day to day abuse than most lacquers can. .............

If I understand correct, but there could be some misinterpretation because of language and lack of lacquer knowledge here, the Dutch call it 2 componenten lak.

[Prowl]

wow that things was pretty knackered before the restore. Keep at it its turning out nice and proper now!

[Grainger]

Thanks! It's now at my luthier for a refret, binding did come of. Inevitable to do without doing so.

I guess I'll check the shop this friday...

[Grainger]

Finally I had the time to visit the luthier. Last visit there was to drop off the 4001, so far; the frets have been taken out the fretboard, fretboard has been sanded and strip one of the binding is replaced. Second strip is getting back on there first thing tomorrow...

After which we can refret the beast and lacquer the fretboard for a nice coat of shine!






Now that I see the battlefield I'm happy I don't have to do this part myself

[jingle_jangle]

OK, frets are out. But this sort and degree of fretboard chipping is something to avoid at all costs, especially because Rickenbacker frets are quite narrow and don't cover chips at all. I guess what I'm seeing here is what I was afraid of.

Also, as an addendum to Bert's post, and to clarify: CV (conversion varnish) is NOT a "lacquer", if we're referring to composition. It's a polyurethane resin to which a catalyst is added to harden it.

What next? Fill the chips?

[Grainger]

Chips will be filled, yes. And sorry, I do keep referring to it as lacquering, which is a direct translation of the Dutch word, but I won't bother you with the details about my mothertongue

I'm sure there will be CV used for the refinishing on the fretboard

[jingle_jangle]

I thought that in some languages, "lacquering" referred more to the process and its shiny result than to the physical material. Hence my clarification regarding the material.

[Prowl]

update! update! update!

[Grainger]

The only update I can give you now is that the other strip of binding is back in its place.

Recently checked up on the 4001 while I picked up a brand new StingRay and an upright bass. Will visit the shop this week, I guess