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An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:39 pm
by lcjones
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:53 pm
by Rickissippi
wow! crazy. When did this practice stop? And how long did it last? .............and what do they mean by "dead spot," anyway? Hard to imagine a note wouldn't sound or fret at a certain point because of neck mass. How would a piece of lead correct that? Oops - too many questions. Thanks for sharing.
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:23 pm
by jingle_jangle
Yes, I've got one of these boards in my shop right now. And it's perfectly flush with the surrounding wood, incidentally.
I'd love to know how Erick "milled" that one flush. Just setting it up on a mill can take several hours...I'm guessing he used another machine or did it by hand...
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:39 pm
by cjj
Probably "milled" it with a mill file...
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:27 pm
by ken_j
His heat source for removing the fretboard is rather innovative. At first when looking at the thumbnail I thought it was a sander.
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:38 pm
by electrofaro
So, what's the lead for except if one would want to keep the bass balanced?
Re: An article from StewMac on Ric's
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:09 pm
by iiipopes
The lead block would be to damp resonance, thereby getting rid of any dead spot. In the present day, the same thing is done by gluing a strip of contrasting wood between the two outer laminates of different density and/or grain.