bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
Hi gang!... remember this NGD thread? viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24238
Well this extremely clean carved puppy had one flaw, that I was aware of, as it was very clearly disclosed in the auction: The neck bindings had been replaced (probably when/if the gutar was refretted), and the material used did not look, nor did it feel, like a proper binding, made of several pieces poorly jointed, and that caused the high E to slip and get caught under a fret!
So guess what? Since Tom and Dave visited Thursday for the "Starfire IV project", I showed it to Tom, who said it could be easily fixed, and suggested that to make it perfect, a refret was in order to ensure a perfect leveling of the frets edges.
So the boys got back on the road with one more guitar in their cargo (Oh, and one amp... the 66-J now belongs to Tom, you gotta love these family transfers 8) ) and Tom didn't waste any time pulling the bindings and the frets, and sent me that pic, showing what these "bindings" were made of.....
Tie-wraps!!!!!
There are some sick puppies in this world don't you think?....
I am relieved to know that my dear carved is in good hands and will be perfect when I get it back.
Well this extremely clean carved puppy had one flaw, that I was aware of, as it was very clearly disclosed in the auction: The neck bindings had been replaced (probably when/if the gutar was refretted), and the material used did not look, nor did it feel, like a proper binding, made of several pieces poorly jointed, and that caused the high E to slip and get caught under a fret!
So guess what? Since Tom and Dave visited Thursday for the "Starfire IV project", I showed it to Tom, who said it could be easily fixed, and suggested that to make it perfect, a refret was in order to ensure a perfect leveling of the frets edges.
So the boys got back on the road with one more guitar in their cargo (Oh, and one amp... the 66-J now belongs to Tom, you gotta love these family transfers 8) ) and Tom didn't waste any time pulling the bindings and the frets, and sent me that pic, showing what these "bindings" were made of.....
Tie-wraps!!!!!
There are some sick puppies in this world don't you think?....
I am relieved to know that my dear carved is in good hands and will be perfect when I get it back.
