4001 1974 restoration

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:16 am

Yes!! Bought a pair of Grover Wavy tuners, they look mint!! Will post a picture tonight!

ram · Post by **ram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:04 am

Bram wrote:Yes!! Bought a pair of Grover Wavy tuners, they look mint!! Will post a picture tonight!

Cool! Glad you got them!! It must be good karma based on your clean living!!!

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:05 am

Recieved a picture of the luthier today. New binding and the frets removed, fretboard laquered!
I am excited!

ram · Post by **ram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:23 am

looking good Bram. Hey I didn't see this in the thread but do you have the red dots or black dots on the edge of the fretboard?

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:37 am

Black ones! I read that from august 74, the dots were black again. I have got a NL-serial, which means it's from december 74!

ram · Post by **ram** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:09 am

yeah mine is a June '74 last of the reds... BTW - loving this thread!

Lefty4001 · Post by **Lefty4001** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:36 pm

ram wrote:yeah mine is a June '74 last of the reds... BTW - loving this thread!

+1. May '74 for one of mine. Glad you found some Grover's. Looking forward to the burgundy.

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:34 am

The luthier really made my day by sending these two pictures!! Love it!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:52 am

Bram wrote:The luthier really made my day by sending these two pictures!! Love it!!

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Great color, burgundy!

RickyBubba · Post by **RickyBubba** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:54 pm

I bet you'll have that baby back real soon!

Ashgray · Post by **Ashgray** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 2:12 pm

That's looking great, Bram!

May I also apologise for not sending you the bridge height adjustment Allen key, as I promised I would do.

To be honest, I completely forgot about it and only remembered when I read your post saying that you'd managed to obtain one with your new replacement bridge height screws.

Ash

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 3:39 pm

Hey Ash,
Doesn't matters at all!!

ram · Post by **ram** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:07 pm

front shot with the binding looks great! can't wait to see it with the hardware on!!!!

Bram · Post by **Bram** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:52 am

Thanks for all the fantastic response and support! I am really looking forward to the first tone that monster will produce!!
Today I received some small parts, not all of them. Waiting for 2 more Bourns potentiometers.

Here the promised picture of the Grovers! Love them!!

Now another thing... As being a poor student.. I first wanted to use the original bridge pickup assembly... Now the bass looks stunning with that new nitro-laquer, the shiny Grovers and the new control knobs, I really cannot use that old and rusted pickup assembly. The cover is in good shape, but the ring is rusted..
That's why I am looking for an other pickup surround. I have got the covers myself.
So this is the old rusted thing:

I know they are for sale on eBay, unused. If I can't find a second handed one, I will buy it. But they aren't cheap (80 dollars) and I hope to find one second handed for less!!
I someone has got the screws and springs with hold the pickup within the surround.. Please let me know!!!

Colonel Sanders · Post by **Colonel Sanders** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:44 am

Bram,

Rub the rusted area with a piece of aluminium foil and a bit of water. The rusted spots should disapear. Or at least be less visible.

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