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Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:56 pm
by cjj
Transgreen, AFG, either would be quite interesting. Perhaps even a Greenburst...
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:11 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Fretboard has been sized and prepped for frets and binding route cut.. Not real riveting stuff but it's a very important feature that makes a 4002 a 4002. While said I'd post fotos once the board was on the bass, these were just too nice to sit on my computer hard drive without sharing!
All in all the restoration is coming along quite well and pretty fast!
Fretboard in the jig and having it's fret slots cut.
Slots cut and markers added. Board was wiped with naptha to simulate it's color after final sanding and polishing
Upper register.
Sepp
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:58 pm
by cjj
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:08 pm
by jps
Kopfjaeger wrote:Fretboard has been sized and prepped for frets and binding route cut.. Not real riveting stuff
Sepp
You could have used rivets for the dot inlays!
Nice piece of ebony. as CJ mentioned, nicer and more interesting than the usual plain stuff.
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:20 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Thanks guys! I'm thinking that the inky pure black ebony we see on newer production instruments is actually stained black. From what I'm told, the deep black stuff is extremely scarce and expensive. From what I understand this piece is very dark for what is commercially available.
In any case, it is way darker and has more character than the piece that was originally on the bass. That original piece had a huge light streak running halfway up the board. I too can't wait to see the board attached to the bass!
Sepp
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:35 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:20 am
by cjj
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:22 am
by jps
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:37 am
by cjj
Doesn't look like a board to me, not flat enough...
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:06 am
by woodyng
That slab looks fab,the one on my 4002 was pretty uniform looking,not a lot of grain, IIRC.
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:00 pm
by aceonbass
Since the 4002 was RIC's only 21 fret full scale bass ever, I'd have put in the dot at the 21st fret.
1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:32 pm
by 8mileshigher
Sepp, that is a real nice looking fret board. I love the wood patterns !
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:53 pm
by Kopfjaeger
We are cruising now!! Fretboard is on, radiused, and sanded Next week Larry will probably be shooting the finish!!.
Sepp
Got clamps??
Taaa-daaa!!
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:54 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Update. Things are going along well. With every completed step, the 4002 gets closer to coming home!!
Fretting
Neck binding.
Trimmed
Sepp
Re: 1977 4002 restoration project
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:03 pm
by cjj
