UP AT 4 AM...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:54 pm

Bewdy!!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:54 pm

Thursday last I managed to cut loose for a couple of hours to work on the 320 again.

The body, neck, and fretboard were sanded after I pulled the frets. The fretboard was filled and resanded, trued and surfaced. You can see little chips on the fret slot areas that are really inevitable on guitars that have been stored for a long time in low humidity. Although the new frets will cover these chips, I fill them anyway so the finish will not exhibit pockets in these areas.

The entire guitar was finish-sanded with #220 and #320 paper. It has zero nicks in the maple and at this stage looks like a new instrument. Next step will be refretting.

I expect to be refinishing it in its new color within a week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/jingle_jangle/DSC00051a.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/jingle_jangle/DSC00061a.jpg

winston · Post by **winston** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:23 pm

Nice work as usual Paul. Can't wait to see you prep and paint this beauty.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:57 pm

Lordy, lordy....... that is looking good, Paul!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:16 am

Wow, I'm sure glad you know what you're doing, Paul! It makes me just a little nervous to see a Ric looking that naked! Can't wait to see what color you decide on.... My vote is for the Jangle-burst!

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:42 am

Crikey Paul, you really know your stuff! I'm still nervous when I change strings on my 381! (can't scratch that surface now can I)

I think you simply HAVE to do something totally original. Afterall, it IS a Wilczynski vintage refurb and anything ordinary just won't do mate

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:23 am

very cool!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:16 pm

Here's a tickler. The guitar has been sanded, detailed, and has a couple of coats of sanding sealer on it. The fretboard has been filled, sanded, and sealed. Frets were removed a couple of weeks ago, and new ones were pressed into place today, trimmed, edge-filed, and beveled.

So here it is in its original case, ready for the first color coats which will be applied sometime tomorrow:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/jingle_jangle/DSC00099.jpg

New nickel-plated Kluson Deluxes will be fitted, along with a Bigsby B50 and a bowtie bridge. I'll have some interesting details and a nice color scheme to finish it off.

David Coyle's 335 is close to receiving its own color coats, too, so watch for its own installment in the next week.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:01 am

Sorta looks like a skeleton in a coffin..... scary!!

Looking forward to seeing it all dressed up and with some bling bling, Paul!!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:17 pm

Whatever you do to it, I'm sure it's gonna be great! ....The suspense is killing me!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:45 pm

Painted it today. Varnished it just an hour ago.

Hmmm...should I wait until it's all together, or post pictures now?

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:01 pm

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:59 pm

Please?

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:57 pm

....Paul?

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:59 pm

....Melissa?