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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-30-2017, 03:35 PM
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Lightbulb Smith Classic Wax Polish with a Smith Polish...

Smith Classic Wax Polish with a Smith Polish cloth since you asked.
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-30-2017, 11:37 AM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Exclamation No polishes

Do not use any polishes. Naptha or soap and water. If you get polish in the wood, finish will never stick to it in the future and can also start to lift the finish where it meets bare wood. Be...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-28-2017, 06:00 PM
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Views: 19,119
Posted By Ken Smith
Exclamation Polish does not replace worn finish. Polishing...

Polish does not replace worn finish. Polishing worn areas next to finished areas can creep under the wood and lift the finish. You can try some varnish in the wood and seal it in some way. A full...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-20-2017, 04:01 PM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Thumbs up Here, we spot glue the nut in with Elmers white...

Here, we spot glue the nut in with Elmers white School Glue. Easy to take off if needed. Also, after WE polish the nut by hand, we spray it with can lacquer or acrylic. This helps prevent oxidation...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-19-2017, 04:05 PM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Lightbulb I would need the bass here to make any kind of...

I would need the bass here to make any kind of decision or estimate in reality.
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-19-2017, 02:22 PM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Exclamation Making a Nut is like fitting a tooth or crown in...

Making a Nut is like fitting a tooth or crown in your mouth. We need the mouth! Nut's are made from a small block of brass. No way to make one without the bass.

Making a new Nut TO a bass on the...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-19-2017, 01:22 PM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Cool shim

It looks like someone shimmied the nut from that first pic and not how we make things here. The Nut should be seated all the way down to the wood. Possibly he last player had a heavy touch and wanted...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-12-2017, 02:02 PM
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Posted By Ken Smith
Exclamation Screw them back in. Vibrations over time loosen...

Screw them back in. Vibrations over time loosen all screws. Your tuners are probably loose by now, both the top nut and the rear screw as are your bridge screws and even the nuts that screw the...
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-11-2017, 02:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 19,119
Posted By Ken Smith
Probably finished in late '87 and numbered then...

Probably finished in late '87 and numbered then but not set up till early '88 when it was sold. This is a different finish than the more durable one we use not but still, it can be worn thru with...
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