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66Atlas

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'65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« on: November 14, 2016, 06:04:25 AM »
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 07:00:32 AM »
Mother of epoxy.  That's horrible; priced about right for the moment tho.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2016, 07:47:21 AM »
Wow! That's Pretty bad.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 08:04:40 AM »
Truss rod adjustment is overrated.

Odd, but it looks like they doweled the headstock, then used all that epoxy snot!
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2016, 08:54:14 AM »
The visual embodiment of the highly erroneous statement "if some is good, more is better."

Yaaaargh.  :sad:
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2016, 12:56:41 PM »
   poor thing, I'll keep my eye on it. A new headstock with a scarf joint may be in order. Difficult to see exactly what is going on with all that epoxy.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2016, 02:42:01 PM »
I'd be worried about finding a broken truss rod under all that goop.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2016, 04:03:55 PM »
I be worried about whether there even is one at all.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2016, 04:19:43 PM »
I might keep an eye on this as well. If that headstock can't be saved and one has to be grafted anyways, maybe it'd look best with an 8 string headstock...


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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2016, 07:47:06 PM »
In the last closeup of the back of the headstock, it looks like the break is still partially open, despite all that epoxy.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2016, 12:14:01 PM »
Finally, a good candidate for a headless 'bird! :P
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2016, 12:21:02 PM »
   I  am shocked it went for  $1,247.00😲😲😲😲 all I'll say is that is far more than I would consider paying.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2016, 05:13:40 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on November 21, 2016, 12:21:02 PM
   I  am shocked it went for  $1,247.00😲😲😲😲 all I'll say is that is far more than I would consider paying.

Insane!  I wouldn't be surprised if the winning bidder comes to his senses and it gets relisted.
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2016, 05:49:49 PM »
 :o

Wow, no thanks!
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Re: '65 Bird project for the not faint of heart
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2016, 09:13:14 PM »
Holy crap!

Quote from: dadagoboi on November 21, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Insane!  I wouldn't be surprised if the winning bidder comes to his senses and it gets relisted.


I won't be either. It's probably even worse than pictured.
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