BIG REVEAL NEXT WEEKEND!
That is all.
Restoring a Lake Placid Blue '63 Bass VI
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Highnumbers
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Re: Restoring a Lake Placid Blue '63 Bass VI
Quick update:
BIG REVEAL NEXT WEEKEND!
That is all.
BIG REVEAL NEXT WEEKEND!
That is all.
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RIORIO
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Re: Restoring a Lake Placid Blue '63 Bass VI
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nanamour
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Utterly awestruck with the craftsmanship and attention to detail here. Add me to the chorus eagerly awaiting the final result!
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Really looking forward to this!
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Highnumbers
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Re: Restoring a Lake Placid Blue '63 Bass VI
Here’s a teaser 
… I have some work to do this weekend!
… I have some work to do this weekend!
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Cmon maaaaan... 
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Man... This is as bad as my wife texting me that she had a good day at work, made me my favorite dinner, and is wearing that outfit I like, but I'm scrambling to get to my car.
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Pacafeliz
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...so...?
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Yeah buds, let's go.. 
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Highnumbers
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Re: Restoring a Lake Placid Blue '63 Bass VI
As promised! Here is the last chapter of this restoration (or at least the last major chapter).
Carson Hess did an stunning job on the Lake Placid Blue refin. It's a tricky color to begin with (since it starts out really bright metallic and then oxidizes and ambers to a softer blue with greenish tinge. And he was matching to the headstock.
Carson also completed this in record time, making this the fastest vintage restoration project I've ever done. Less than 90 days, all-in!
Here's the body as it landed. The only thing I did after this was soften the checking so it wasn't as pronounced, just toned-it down. Overall the aging is great, IMO.
I'm particularly proud that the repair seams are virtually invisible. I'd say 99% gone (and only because I know right where to look), they vanished. Considering that I don't do repairs like this often, I'm very happy with the outcome. Great repair work should always aspire to "leave no trace" or at least that's my take on it.
Last but not least, I weighed the final painted body to figure out the ratio of how much of the body was replaced during the repairs. It sits at 4.6 lbs painted and if you scroll back, with all the parts removed and the edge cut out, it started at 3.5 lbs, meaning that 76% of the body is original. Less than a quarter of it was replaced during the repair work, not bad!
Carson Hess did an stunning job on the Lake Placid Blue refin. It's a tricky color to begin with (since it starts out really bright metallic and then oxidizes and ambers to a softer blue with greenish tinge. And he was matching to the headstock.
Carson also completed this in record time, making this the fastest vintage restoration project I've ever done. Less than 90 days, all-in!
Here's the body as it landed. The only thing I did after this was soften the checking so it wasn't as pronounced, just toned-it down. Overall the aging is great, IMO.
I'm particularly proud that the repair seams are virtually invisible. I'd say 99% gone (and only because I know right where to look), they vanished. Considering that I don't do repairs like this often, I'm very happy with the outcome. Great repair work should always aspire to "leave no trace" or at least that's my take on it.
Last but not least, I weighed the final painted body to figure out the ratio of how much of the body was replaced during the repairs. It sits at 4.6 lbs painted and if you scroll back, with all the parts removed and the edge cut out, it started at 3.5 lbs, meaning that 76% of the body is original. Less than a quarter of it was replaced during the repair work, not bad!