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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #165 on: November 06, 2009, 04:39:05 PM »
Has it been a month yet! ;D
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #166 on: November 06, 2009, 10:35:55 PM »
Quote from: Lightyear on November 06, 2009, 04:39:05 PM
Has it been a month yet! ;D

 ;D   I've been thinking the same thing.

A fingernail to the pickup cavity doesn't leave a mark, so it looks like its curing nicely.  It doesn't feel tacky to me anymore.

I just realized that I still have to clearcoat the edge of the fingerboard too.  I might buff the rest of it out first, and then hit that part afterward.  I don't want to prolong the pain if at all possible!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #167 on: November 07, 2009, 08:14:38 AM »
Hmmm, yes I've seen that done but I wonder is really in keeping with the original finishes?   It's your baby but, I think it would be fine either way.

Wonder what everyone thinks?

Oh yeah, the two corners on the body at the neck joint, those two little corners would be where I would sand through >:(  Don't ask me how I know this :-[  I might be tempted just work those with the polishing compound only - just saying...
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #168 on: November 07, 2009, 01:53:56 PM »
There's no point in rushing through a good thing, Joe... I made loads of mistakes 25 years back and I'm not rushing through mine this time... we can all live with flaws of our own creation, especially if they are not "in your face"...

I agree with Buzz about that neck joint... any "hard edge" is going to run a risk of an "overenthusiastic" approach...

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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #169 on: November 30, 2009, 06:07:12 PM »
Its alive!!!!















The wet sanding and buffing went well overall.  Man that's a lot of work.  I dug the old orbital buffer out of the garage to help with the larger areas.  I did buff thru one edge on the headstock, but its pretty minor.  You can see it in the pic below.  I view that as pre-mojo!  I'm sure I'll have the rest of it banged up in no time.  ;D 





I still need to wire it up, carve the bone nut, notch the bridge saddles, and do the final setup.  Even roughed together as it is, playing it again brought a big smile.

I ended up masking, touching up, and clearing the edge of the fingerboard to give it a more finished look.  I also rolled the edge of the 'board by running a #2 phillips along the edge and compressing the grain a bit.  This gave the neck more of a broken-in feel. 

The bass feels totally different now to me - its a lot more like the 76 I've been gigging lately.  That's ultimately what I was going for here, so I'm really happy with the way it turned out.  It also feels like I added about three pounds of metal to it in the process  ;D

Can't wait to hear it roar with the TB+s!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #170 on: November 30, 2009, 06:29:48 PM »
Beautiful. It's come a long way from the Czech Republic.
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #171 on: November 30, 2009, 07:40:38 PM »
This is just a thing of beauty!  I'd be afraid to take it out of the house ;)
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #172 on: November 30, 2009, 08:31:38 PM »
Gorgeous!!!!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #173 on: November 30, 2009, 09:14:09 PM »
Quote from: Lightyear on November 30, 2009, 07:40:38 PM
This is just a thing of beauty!  I'd be afraid to take it out of the house ;)

Oh, he'll beat the Hell out of it first chance he gets. He's crazy that way!  ;)  Looks great Joe!!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #174 on: November 30, 2009, 10:00:59 PM »
Kerap! That is one beautiful bird!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #175 on: November 30, 2009, 10:05:59 PM »
Fantastic! Congrats on a job well done.
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #176 on: November 30, 2009, 10:26:21 PM »
Nice!
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #177 on: November 30, 2009, 10:58:57 PM »

Beautiful Joe!

Stunning color and paint work........wish mine looked half that good.
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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #178 on: December 01, 2009, 12:45:42 AM »
Wow, Joe that looks fantastic!
The idea was for everyone to personalize/upgrade their BaCHbird. Yours turned out better than I could have dreamed of.

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Re: Peelings. Wo-oh-oh-ooo peelings... (BaCH NR and a stripper)
« Reply #179 on: December 01, 2009, 02:34:32 AM »
thats fantastic.every home should have one.well done.
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