Now that's a relic job!

Started by eb2, August 20, 2016, 06:11:23 AM

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Dave W

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August 20, 2016, 08:08:35 AM
If you're a lefty and can do all the work yourself and you put zero value on your labor, it might be worth the opening bid.  :)

Highlander

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August 20, 2016, 02:57:41 PM
... for firewood...? :mrgreen:
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
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66Atlas

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August 22, 2016, 08:44:59 AM
At what point does a "relic job" become plain old butchering I wonder?

Alanko

#4
August 22, 2016, 09:39:55 AM
A work of ignorance. Homeboy wanted a bass with a fretless neck above the 12th fret without realising the work involved or the fundamentals of such a design in the first place. Looks like they did such a bad job of refitting the nut that they decided to make it Gibson-style by chopping off rosewood for a wider nut to sit on. Nothing 'relic' about it, just wasteful and misjudged hackjob luthiery.

FrankieTbird

#5
August 22, 2016, 02:22:46 PM
Is that lacquered rosewood?  Never seen that before...

Dave W

#6
August 22, 2016, 09:40:23 PM
Sold for $30 plus $15 shipping. Way too much IMHO.

Quote from: FrankieTbird on August 22, 2016, 02:22:46 PM
Is that lacquered rosewood?  Never seen that before...

It does look like there's some kind of finish on it. Judging from the back of the neck, I wouldn't be surprised if it's some kind of wipe-on gel varnish.

Most Rics have gloss finished rosewood boards, but it's a hard surface conversion varnish, not lacquer.



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