Andreas Demetriou Bass resurection...

[dadagoboi]

 How about epoxy mixed with ebony dust?

[Highlander]

researching, even the "pink" stuff...

[exiledarchangel]

Pink will prevail, I 'm sure.

[luve2fli]

I used Ebony dust mixed with wood filler/glue to repair some cracks in the board of a Yammy TRB years ago. Finished product was completely unnoticeable and the cracks never opened up again. YMMV.

[Highlander]

Body is now clean of all existing fin and hope to get some black dye on there as soon as a window of opportunity appears... the remaining colour will be clear flame red nitro...

The neck hasn't been touched yet (same old story...)

[Highlander]

I'm going to use off-cuts from the PC project to fill the neck slots...


The body was dyed about 2 hours and looks very black...



I may use the two pups (from my Squier Jazz) merged together in the bridge slot on this one - there is the issue of the damage from the previous to previous owner to contend with - I'll do some calculations first...

[drbassman]

Looking good!

[Highlander]

I've run into a tricky issue here...

I noticed an odd pattern that appeared after applying the dye - I presume that this is something (oil?) in the wood itself - it is a water-based dye, so...


Not a direct pic as I forgot to take one but if you look (bottom-left) you can see where it took on some parts and just sanded straight off others...?

Any clue's Gents...?

[Lightyear]

To me, from what little I can see, it appears that some of the old finish remained.  The earlier pic of the top show some mottling that could be mistaken for some of the old finish as well.  

Are you trying to dye black and sand back to reveal the grain?  Sanding might not do the trick you might have to hit it with some paint stripper and use a small bronze brush with it to remove all of it from the grain.  I would wash/brush it all down with some mineral spirits afterward and then resand.  Just my .02 worth....

[Highlander]

Are you trying to dye black and sand back to reveal the grain?

Yep... the rest of your 2 cents sounds good too...

[bassgibbon]

Hi There

I also have an Andreas Demetriou active bass; mine being unmarked fretless from new. It is a fantastic instrument! Know anyone else with one?

Bass Gibbon

[Highlander]

Hi there and welcome BG, but there are the standard rules that apply...

(HINT - pst... post the pic please...)

What is stamped on the back of the head on yours...? I have found very little on the man (other than he's retired from luthiery and somewhere down on the South coast of UK... and I know of no others - serial obscure collector here, I also own a Peter Cook Thunderbird...

[dadagoboi]

 Welcome Bass Gibbon!  I'd also love to see your Demetriou, I really dig the body shape!

[drbassman]

I think lightyear is correct as well.

[Highlander]

That makes it 4c now Bill, so more prep work to do... if all else fails - TEQUILA...!

I'm off work now until 13th (using up remaining before 31st) so hoping to get a variety of stuff done... watching the weather...