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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:51 am
by doctorwho
Except for the lack of a walnut-winged headstock, my 1975 4001S WHT is pretty Squire-ish:
I do remember seeing on eBay quite a while back a 4001S that had been converted to a CS look-alike with the addition of
painted-on "walnut" wings.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:54 am
by jwr2
my 4003s5 has stained headwings to simulate real walnut headwings ...
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:08 am
by jnbass
I remember that, pretty kool
luv them wings
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:04 pm
by rickfan60
The glue on lower wing is drying right now and I expect to have some pics tonight. There were actually some rub marks where the neck slab scrapped against the lower wing - the source of the creaks. I used my jointer and took off less than 1/128" (if the gauge on the tool can be believed) from the face of each wing. The wood faces up very nicely now with no gaps.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:09 pm
by rickfan60
It is whole again!
More sanding is in order then a refret.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:55 pm
by jps
I can see that the bass is now 1/64th of an inch narrower.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:25 pm
by cheyenne
I noticed that right off too. Very obvious. Your slipping Ted.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:50 am
by rickfan60
Ok, so the bass had BT hardware but none of it is in good shape, especially the tailpiece. I am thinking I would have the tailpiece powder coated or something and save it for another 5er project.
There is a plating shop near me that does automotive/motorcycle chroming (small batches), so I could have some of the totally beat hardware in my parts box replated. I was thinking about machining an old 4 string tailpiece to match the shape of the 5 string model and then have it re-chromed. Seeing as I am doing a CS look-alike, BT does not make any sense at all. What do you guys think?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:54 am
by alanz
Yes, chrome is the way to go for the look you want.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:04 am
by rickaddict
Yeah, if you're doing a CS look-alike you need chrome.
Nice work so far Ted.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:29 am
by cheyenne
Chrome !!!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:41 am
by sloop_john_b
Yep, get rid of the BT for this project.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:09 am
by jnbass
there are no-good chrome guys here
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:26 am
by alanz
Hey, man, the BronzeGlo Abomination has black trim !!!
(The SnotGlo has chrome)
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:23 am
by rickfan60
The original surround is peeling a bit and it is chrome underneath. I may just remove the rest of the black and go with it as it is. Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, she is an '86.