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Butchered Bicentennial IV to '64 II Clone
dadagoboi:
Bought this maybe 8 years ago. Baz has been inquiring about it ever since. No doubt he'd do a good job on it but I'm finally gettin around to a plan. That being: converting this hot mess to a Polaris White '64 II clone, or as close as can be done to that. Then I'll sell off my original '64s.
Somebody wanted an Explorer? The neck is intact, no breaks.
also, control cavity, and cover are not harmed.
The model and spare '64 parts from the bin except the P/G. Scott has kindly volunteered one of his priimo replicas to the project. I'll also be using a GOT Tailpiece.
Full scale on a greid, sadly CAD deficient. The BICEN perimeter compared to a '64. More 'Telecaster ' style upper horn for one thing. Bottom horn is also different judging by what was left. II no longer own an intact BICEN to compare.
Hold my Beer.
So, new top horn/wing is in order and I'll attempt to use the cutoffs to replicate a '64 bottom. I'll also be routing the neck center down 1/4" until its below wing heigt and inlay a 3/8" thick new center to clean up the mess that now there.
Lots of Honduras to choose from:
Wish me luck!
TBird1958:
Great project Carlo - I'm sure it will be a beauty when you're done with it. Love the reddish finish on your '64 II as well!
dadagoboi:
Thanks, Veronica.
It's not so rred IRL. Plus I had the wrong WB setting on that early AM shot. A bit rusty on the photo skills.
uwe:
This is a humanitarian gesture of immense proportions - you'll go to heaven for resurrecting that poor bass from what it has gone through!
PS: Scott, I'll never say a word about you sawing up that TBird once for a deeper cutaway again, your original sin cannot be forgotten, no, but it now has been dwarfed beyond relevance. 8)
godofthunder:
Uwe I have been surpassed ;D I still have the Butcherbird and am quite pleased with it. I'd do it again in a heartbeat ;)
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