DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH!

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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH!

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Get a load of this!
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3 dot markers past the 12th fret....circa 1971-early 1972..? Pre skunk stripe, obvoiusly.....hmmm....
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Tony you are a RIC magnet how do they find you. LOL! I can't wait to see it finished.
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Hi Ted, I dunno. I guess I have a nose for these things...or just dumb luck!

The finish will be a red hot Fireglo! Oooooh, I can hardly wait!!!
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What the heck is all over it? Looks like dirt hanging off it.

Did you unearth it from the back yard ?


Why cant I find something like that?
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Believe it or not, somebody actually painted it BLACK!!!
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Its great! Bet its going to look nice when your done. Did you strip it? Or did someone else start on it before you got it?
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It was re-finished when I got it. I had no idea what was hiding under the paint.
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Ouch! But I bet it'll look great with a bit of work!
8) 8) 8)
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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That is nasty looking right now but I bet it cleans up real nice! Nice find!
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opticnerve wrote:I guess I have a nose for these things...or just dumb luck!
Yeah, that can be a problem...I wish I had that problem! :mrgreen: :lol: 8)
The JETGLO finish name should be officially changed to JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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rickenbrother wrote:
opticnerve wrote:I guess I have a nose for these things...or just dumb luck!
Yeah, that can be a problem...I wish I had that problem! :mrgreen: :lol: 8)
+1,000,000...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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opticnerve wrote:It was re-finished when I got it. I had no idea what was hiding under the paint.
Ahh! Well...... Keep scrubbin' buddy.....If you get bored hand sanding,.. just ship to me, Ill spend hours sanding that baby, When finished, Ill be sure to get it right back to you!!! :twisted:
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Flame AND Bird's Eye????

DROOL.........

Unfathomable how anyone could have Jetglo'd over that wood.
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Man - when you zoom in on that top photo you can really see how crazy that Bird's Eye is!

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