ST-1 (Rhay)

[rhay]

Now, now Boys, let's all try to get along.

Got the camera, so i'll try to post some pics tonight.

[wokkaboy]

Quote from dingobass on June 1, 2013, 09:33
Yep, you have a point there Gavin.... Every time I look at your Hofner neck I have to fight off the urge to get the fret pullers out

Hey DB aren't you finishing Gav's hofner bass in conch girl ? thats what you told us last time we caught up ! haha

[rhay]

Quote from dingobass on May 31, 2013, 21:23
I would be really keen to see some good photos.

Here we go. As you can see I have placed paper and a steel rule next to them for a reference.

[dingobass]

Yep.. That looks gold alright....interesting...

[rhay]

Uh huh. Looking at the all-parts pic of this kit (on the PB site) that neck seems to have gold ones too?

[phloggy]

My guitardis has those frets as well. Although looking at them now they seem to have "silvered up" a bit.

[rhay]

How old is your guitar Phloggy? DB did suggest that this might just be a temporary effect in the nickel.

[Gavin1393]

Quote from wokkaboy on June 1, 2013, 13:32

Quote from dingobass on June 1, 2013, 09:33
Yep, you have a point there Gavin.... Every time I look at your Hofner neck I have to fight off the urge to get the fret pullers out

Hey DB aren't you finishing Gav's hofner bass in conch girl ? thats what you told us last time we caught up ! haha

Wokka, since DB found out about the impending arrival of my new 2HP BP-355 band saw, my hidden Spy cam has picked up some feverish sanding and re-fretwork recently.....

New boys toy pictured belòw!

[Fretworn]

I've got those frets too, but I would have called them a brass colour rather than gold. Time will tell how long they will last.

[rhay]

So here's the story, while priming the body tonight I almost knocked it off the bench. Since I had only just released the billet attached to the neck rebate I easily caught it, but in my panic had a reflex action which lifted the end of the (reasonably long) billet into my eye.

I then dropped the body and it hit the workshop floor.

The section of my I work instruments in has carpet, so I thought it might still be OK - maybe just a bit bruised and dusty. Sadly no, the slightly open lamination is now completely separated from the butt to the bridge aperture.

I have attached a dodgy pic taken with my tablet, although it doesn't show much detail. I'm afraid that I am not interested in going back and taking a better one right now. What it does show is that my fill was nice and strong, it is intact within that splinter.

My understanding is that the only way forward, with separated blocks, is 1/. to separate and re-laminate, 2/. apply an epoxy splint or 3/. bin it. Since this was always going to be finished in enamel I have some scope to hide any fixes, but I also know that another drop, after it is finished, may well split the finish as the wound opens again.

I have thought of placing deep rebates (holes) in from the top and bottom edge and closing the split join with screw pins, once injected with some glue? But not sure if it is worth the work.

I might be better off just ponying-up another $99.

Any other ideas?

P.S. The "funniest" part is that I now have a black eye too, I really got a hold of that timber and pulled (can'r imagine how heavy my reflexes thought the bloody body was)!