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Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:35 am**

We're all pulling for you Ted! This is quite an interesting project....very unusual....is there a light at the end of the tunnel ???

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:36 am**

It is a very long tunnel. When it comes to 4001/3's I have lots of them to use for reference. The 4005 is a totally different instrument though and is largely alien to me. Very soon I will be asking for help from the 4005 owners here. I will need pictures and measurements so I can verify that this bass was not altered apart from the fingerboard. There is evidence that the neck had been removed from the body and it may not have been reinserted correctly.

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:48 am**

I'm here for you Ted....

My serial # is GB, Feb '67. We may be pretty close on the mfg. date so things are probably pretty similar and we can compare...just let me know when you're ready...

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:03 am**

Thanks Chris!

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:17 am**

Ted, there are some pics here at Jwiili,s old 4005 project that may help http://www.homestead.com/aurs3/654005.html

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:29 am**

I remember looking at that project a little while back.....fantastic! Great "during" pics....

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:58 pm**

Thanks Andrew! Those pics could be very useful.

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:35 pm**

some where I have a mess of detail jpegs of my '65 4005 I shot for another 4005 project someone here was doing , email me if you need any help & I'll dig them out or just shoot you some new ones,
Cheers,,

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:10 pm**

Chris,
Mine is **986, how far apart are our two 4005s?

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:22 pm**

952 ......practically siblings!!

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:35 pm**

Cool!!!

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:51 pm**

The truss rod is out - finally! The wood is very fragile in this neck and I could not power tools. The work to carve out the packing over the truss rod was done with a small chisel and hand pressure only. The next step is to fill the truss rod channel with walnut. BTW - the serial number on this one has 4 digits and they are not even close the ones mentioned above.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:12 am**

Maybe an interesting experiment would be to inlay graphite bars to add strenght and perhaps minimize any dead spots.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:07 am**

I had that very thought Jeffery. Let's see what the owner has to say.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:53 pm**

I get the strength part; but don't understand 'minimize any dead spots"?

Also, would graphite bars change the abilities of the truss rods?

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