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Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:47 pm
by thx1955
bassduke49 wrote:thx1955 wrote:
To my knowledge, Rickenbacker never made a Fretless "S" model
Actually, Rickenbacker made fretless versions of several models, apparently to special order. As I mentioned in the book, "fretless" was a little known option and not just a separate model. In fact, only 4001FL and 4003FL were ever mentioned in catalogs or price sheets, but I accumulated photos of fretless (as far as I can tell they are factory built) 3001, 4000, 4001S, 4002, 4003S, and 4003S/5. Really the only differences are in the fingerboards (and the accompanying position markers).
Hi Paul, great information, thanks for sharing it with us.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:28 pm
by thx1955
Resetting the neck angle ... cont.
There was a comment earlier regarding how much may have to be sanded once the angle was reset
Here's the shape of things after the reset has been completed:
- Post-Reset
As you can see the angle at the body is very shallow
- Closeup View
With this now complete, on to other things, to match my Ebony neck, Larry made an Ebony Nut for me
- Slotted to fit
The nut was slotted to fit the standard string gauge I use "40-60-80-100" and will be Clear finished
Next up ... Repainting (I Hope)
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:33 pm
by jps
The ebony nut looks really great, Jim.
I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 8:01 am
by teeder
jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim.
I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
+1
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 8:38 am
by Dirk
Ok now those pictures show the difference much better.
Now it all makes better sense, great work.
You've got to be dying to play this..... good luck on the continued progress.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:00 am
by thx1955
teeder wrote:jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim.
I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
+1
Hi Guys,
Many thanks for the keen eyes, it was also identified by Larry and is being addressed.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:59 am
by jps
thx1955 wrote:teeder wrote:jps wrote:The ebony nut looks really great, Jim.
I noted that the angled ends of the truss rods look kind of wonky; perhaps Larry should have a look at that and re-profile them, if needed?
+1
Hi Guys,
Many thanks for the keen eyes, it was also identified by Larry and is being addressed.
The ends of the rods look like someone tried to square them off, not at all how they need to be to function properly.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:12 am
by teeder
IIRC, they should have a 15 deg angle to them.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:09 pm
by thx1955
teeder wrote:IIRC, they should have a 15 deg angle to them.
Thanks Kevin,
I'll pass this along to Larry as well (he may already be aware) very much appreciate the input.
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:27 am
by squirebass
That's beautiful Jim, and I LOVE those ebony wings! I can't wait to see the finished product!
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:05 pm
by thx1955
It's been a little while since there was progress, this was to allow the reset neck to fully stabilise and to ensure there would be no movement in the reset neck angle.
With the neck finally reset and stable it's time to continue, the first of what will be several coats has been applied
- lovely base colour
- Body Close up
- Body rear
- Hmmm Fireglo
- Nice sheen even without a seal coat
This base coat looks really lovely, and is almost a burgundy / blood red, finishing out in this as a solid colour wouldn't be too bad either
More to come ....
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:07 pm
by bassduke49
It might be closer to Burgundy, and there's nothing wrong with that!
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:14 pm
by espidog
Lovely finish Job, Jim, and that rout for the Toaster is very tidy!
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:29 pm
by jps
Jetglo rocks!
(I heard that from someone around here
)
Re: And so it begins ....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:01 pm
by teeder
Love the color!