Nude prone on hardwood floor (NSFW)
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:45 pm
Here's my 1993 4003s in FG I just picked up. Had a bit of tailpiece lift, so I removed it. I saw a pic here of a removed tailpiece clamped with some small pieces of wood, so I tried that, I got it as straight as I could wothout creating more damage. The bridge route is indeed too deep so I got some washers that would still cover the protruding cups for the bridge screws while allowing the tailpiece screws to pass through.
The existing nut was filed out for larger strings at one point, so I popped that off as well. Scored it with a razor, and used a paint stick tapped with a hammer as Kira suggested.
As long as I was that far, decided I might as well do the Zymol/ScratchX treatment thoroughly documented by Paul. Stripped 'er down to the bone. All that's left are the truss rods and frets. All I can saw is WOW! The wood has a new found depth and richness! This baby is fit for MOMA in NYC. It was in pretty decent condition to begin with, or so I thought. But I was truly amazed with the Treatment. But a caveat, it is really slippery now. Gotta be careful with it. I wore cotton gloves during the final polishing. And a nice benefit is now my studio smells like a woman's volleyball tournament at East Beach in Santa Barbara.
The existing nut was filed out for larger strings at one point, so I popped that off as well. Scored it with a razor, and used a paint stick tapped with a hammer as Kira suggested.
As long as I was that far, decided I might as well do the Zymol/ScratchX treatment thoroughly documented by Paul. Stripped 'er down to the bone. All that's left are the truss rods and frets. All I can saw is WOW! The wood has a new found depth and richness! This baby is fit for MOMA in NYC. It was in pretty decent condition to begin with, or so I thought. But I was truly amazed with the Treatment. But a caveat, it is really slippery now. Gotta be careful with it. I wore cotton gloves during the final polishing. And a nice benefit is now my studio smells like a woman's volleyball tournament at East Beach in Santa Barbara.
Yours looks a bit dry. 
