The History of Burgundyglo

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:22 pm

Purdy! Love them sparklies. Mine's from a '99 v68.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:24 pm

And a Very Nice Dale Fortune Special it is indeed!!

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:27 pm

It's s/n MD135X with non-sparkle inlays.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:34 pm

Oh, so now this is a thread about showing your sparkly, eh?

From my '67 4005WB, all original, no refin!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:34 pm

Beautiful..love that sparkle! You guys have some good taste.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:59 pm

So Dale! Tell me, which part number from the rescuepearl.com site did you use in John's 99 redux?

Forgive me for asking, but I wanted to lay in a supply "just in case".

I did notice that you said it is very close, but not exactly like the stuff you used at Rickenbacker in 1972.

How DID they do it back then, and what would I have to do to get together exactly the materials to do a neck exactly as it was done in 1971 or 1972? I presume the epoxy stuff, and a certain type of flakes. Or did you guys buy sheets premade by a vendor back then?

Thanks, Dale! - Elys

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:33 am

Never heard of ..rescuepearl.com.. but here's the way I do the replica C.P. Inlays: pull frets and neck binding, cut tri-angel slots to size, paint slots, crush pearl with mortar and pestle, pour small amount of clear resin in slots, sprinkle C.P. in slots, cover with more clear resin, let cure, sand to fingerboard, recrown fingerboard, lastly, refret and rebind neck....It is impossible to find the exact material we used back then, the supply has diminished. It was made into sheets, then cut to fit each slot, hand fitted and glued into place.

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:05 am

Here's the 650C. Not the greatest picture, but it's all I have of it.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:13 am

WOW. Love it, Eric. First one i've ever seen.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:08 am

I wish I had ordered one of those!

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:55 am

One of RIC's best colours.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:42 pm

Elys, my 1972 4001 is a darker, "eggplant-ish" shade of Burgundyglo, and also has the "crushed pearl" inlays. I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:52 am

For anyone who is keeping track of dates of the various burgundyglo finishes, I own a Dec '73 burgundyglo, but it isn't the "eggplant" finish, it is one of the lighter shades, it looks burgundy even in the absence of strong light. I wish it were the darker shade, but its a great bass, nonetheless....

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:02 am

Ach, I forgot to post those pics! Okay, another day then.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:56 pm

Okay, Burgundyglo in December of 1972.

Crushed pearl:

A dark carcass:

Eggplant Burgundyglo:

And an older first pass at the Scratch-X Zymol treatment...

She's coming along, but she ain't there yet.