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Old 08-06-2010, 06:18 PM
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Lightbulb hold up?

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Originally Posted by Vince Jesse View Post
The guy who previously owned this bass did some work on it himself and I think he was in the process of refinishing. It now has just a clear coat of varnish. The varnish on the scroll was once a nice red/brown color.

Anybody see that type of neck heel repair before? I've seen it a few times, kind of a sweeping knife cut. Seems to hold up.
It wont hold up by itself. It needs to be laminated to a larger piece of wood inside the back glued to the block. That Ebony outside is just a decoration in my eyes.

Oh, and the Scroll looks red now. You mean that was changed too? Isn't that red crackle burnt look all original on the scroll area?
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