Wow, that's a real bummer for the other band! I hate when that happens. Bar owners can be such dicks! Your F-Bird looks so sweet, I'm still gonna do one someday if I can ever get these other projects off my bench! My gig is a church event at Brook Lea CC. The crowd should be pretty tame.
I've actually finished my NR completely except for filing the saddles a little more. I really like having the groove in them, it lowers the strings a bit and I can adjust for the fret board radius too. Also keeps them where I want them when playing! Otherwise, it's all done. I had to wet sand and polish the back again because I had to redo the clear coat after a problem with leaving it on a rubber mat over night. Opps, won't do that again! Can't wait to see yours totally finished!