considering all that you said; if it were one of mine (My Steinberger full body which they could only match the blue at the factory) I'd leave it to the best shop in town. But if it were a more common, (as in available, not lesser quality) I might rub it with a fine grit till just but the last bit of smooth was gone, and see if that takes the problem area down. Make a few recordings with the natural neck (assuming that is where the problem is, take down just that area) and see if it makes any difference. Then take it to be touched up and request their advice of finishes for sound. Or, take it to them, ask them to take just the finish down, and take it back home to record it. No that you can't hear it from an amp session, but recording saves it as well in case you want to take it back to the previous, you'll have the event.
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, Scott Howell wrote: > You are correct TOm that it would decrease the value, but to be > perfectly honest, it isn't worth much now any way. When I purchased > it, I paid $900 or so for it. If I were to sell it today, it would > fetch a price of around $500 to $600 and with the damage fixed and > only if it was so fixed you wouldn't notice it, that may not affect > the price to much. Point is I have nothing to loose since I have no > plans to ever sell it. At this point a new one would actually cost me > $1,500 since Fender raised their price a good deal, but doesn't seem > to affect the resale value much. > You do however make a good point about the impact on the resale. Of > course I probably wouldn't fix it myself. I'd have it done properly, > but I would on the other hand strip it down myself and do something > different. > On Oct 6, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Tom Hodges wrote: > >> I would take it to the professionals to fix as any home repair will >> decrease >> the value of it. >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:17 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Stripping and a Finishing Touch >> >> Well I asked my wife about this, but nearly got slapped, so thought I >> should ask you guys and oh yeah gals as well. Okay, just kidding, but >> grabbed your attention didn't I? >> So, I have a Fender Jazz bass that for some inexplicable reason >> developed a crack in the coating which is some type of urithane >> (spelled incorrectly of course) and I did not realize this until >> something snagged on my shirt and pulled a good piece of the material >> off the edge. So, now I'm faced with two options. One is take it to >> the shop to have this problem repaired since they have the experience, >> tools, and materials to do the job right. I'm not honestly sure what >> the stuff is that they put on there at the factory. The other option >> is to finish what has already started and remove all that stuff. Then >> i'd have an instrument I could do a hand-rubbed finish on, restain, or >> simply apply a much thinner coat of urithane or some protective >> material. The thought process is that an unfinished instrument will >> have a slightly or perhaps a more noticeable difference in tone. The >> whole point of this message is then to ask what would be the best way >> to remove the remaining material if I chose to do so. Would I start >> with a really heavy grit paper and then begin to work to a finer >> paper? Assuming I do all of this, and I don't damage the stain already >> on the instrument, what type of material would be best for I believe >> it is Swamp Ash and might be something else in there like Alder, but >> in any case any thoughts would be appreciated. The idea of a natural >> finish is appealing and at this point it has a tobacco sunburst finish >> on it, so time to decide. I do like the sunburst finish, but the >> urithane can hide the true sound of the wood perhaps. >> Well hey, any thoughts welcome, I'm not do to hit the shop Thursday in >> any event. >> >> tnx, >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
