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mkt3000 .


Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 2835 Location: Miami
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:42 pm Post subject: NGD. A Thing from Canada |
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I bought it form Finboy, and after a delay at customs, it's here! Taking it to my tech tomorrow for a setup and discuss ideas.
Unfortunately my wife's been in meetings all day, and I've had a ton of job interviews (somewhat fortunate?), so other than bolting the neck on, I haven't done a thing to it.
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mickie08 .


Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 6160 Location: Carlsbad, Ca
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:34 am Post subject: |
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nice. Look forward to hearing reports on it. _________________ They say great minds think alike....Sometimes we do too... |
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dezb1 The Oppressor

Joined: 01 Mar 2009 Posts: 7795 Location: glasgow
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Tremendous looking guitar, have always liked this one. _________________ "Stop fucking about and get an SD-1" |
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 21005 Location: wandering
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Need moar strings, less stickers _________________
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 5029 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Looks super classy, congrats! _________________
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Doog mid-century modem

Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 21338 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hooooray, glad it showed up okay! I love that it's a complete oddball yet still mostly 'works'
but I just can't unsee that control plate as a big dangly scrotum, i'm sorryyyyyyyyy _________________ andrew floss musics |
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mkt3000 .


Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 2835 Location: Miami
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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After having it apart for a bit, I think I'm going to have a slightly larger guard to cover some routing on the upper horn... or if I'm feeling up to the task, cutting a small piece of wood to fill it in.
Trying to figure out what to use to remove duct tape residue without possibly damaging the exposed part of the wood. _________________ 10 PRINT "Bite Me!"
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 10601 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Kerosene? |
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Nick Y'SEE!?

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 8707 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Good to see Lauren's old Dano Convertible is still kicking around! |
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 10601 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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mkt3000 wrote: |
exposed part of the wood |
You have bare wood? Maybe not kerosene then. |
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mkt3000 .


Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 2835 Location: Miami
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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NickS wrote: |
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exposed part of the wood |
You have bare wood? Maybe not kerosene then. |
A small part, yeah. I night just put another piece of duct tape on it and leave it as is
For now, the guitar is now safely at my tech's shop for a setup. _________________ 10 PRINT "Bite Me!"
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 13254 Location: Behind you. Don't turn around
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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NickS wrote: |
Kerosene and a match? |
Jealousy rears its ugly head.
Just kidding Nick, this probably my jealousy rearing it’s ugly head. _________________
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finboy .

Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 3545 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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I always find lighter fluid works well to remove residue without much issue by your mileage may vary |
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 21005 Location: wandering
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:32 am Post subject: |
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I feel that a guitar you've bought on here in good faith shouldn't have a major body route just covered up with tape. The ad in the classifieds made it sound like the tape covered what might be usual switching spaces under the guard in the upper horn. Can we see what it looks like without tape?
I'm also iffy about having to remove gunk from bare wood. PMs etc. might have been exchanged, but the original ad didn't mention that duct tape was being used to cover bare wood. I don't like that the seller is now suggesting remedies (with a YMMV caveat) to a problem that they caused and didn't fix.
REALLY IMPORTANT CAVEAT - this is an incredible guitar, and probably impossible to value. More importantly: Finboy has only ever been a well regarded, valued and trusted poster on here. _________________
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finboy .

Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 3545 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:33 am Post subject: |
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I can say for sure I wasn’t trying to deceive anyone, apologies to mkt and anyone else if you feel if that is the case. From my perspective a route has always been used to describe wood removal from a body, as such I used that language in the ad. I certainly don’t want anyone thinking I was actively trying to deceive to make the sale, and was only adding a common method used to clean surfaces (naphtha is commonly used by both my luthiers when doing surface prep).
I don’t want to derail the build thread, if mkt feels misled we can take it to pm’s to find a resolution. |
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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 10601 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:42 am Post subject: |
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plopswagon wrote: |
NickS wrote: |
Kerosene and a match? |
Jealousy rears its ugly head. (Stands up, etc.) |
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dots BADmin

Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 1016354 Location: on the move
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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finboy wrote: |
I can say for sure I wasn’t trying to deceive anyone, apologies to mkt and anyone else if you feel if that is the case. From my perspective a route has always been used to describe wood removal from a body, as such I used that language in the ad. I certainly don’t want anyone thinking I was actively trying to deceive to make the sale, and was only adding a common method used to clean surfaces (naphtha is commonly used by both my luthiers when doing surface prep).
I don’t want to derail the build thread, if mkt feels misled we can take it to pm’s to find a resolution. |
good on you, and there doesn't seem to have been any deception in my view. well done speaking up. _________________ Check out Runway Runaway by Saturday's Child
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 21005 Location: wandering
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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My post above smacks of backseat moderating in a really cringey way. I apologise for this.
It also sounds like I'm accusing finboy of impropriety. This is a mistake. I apologise for this too. _________________
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 13254 Location: Behind you. Don't turn around
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
My post above smacks of backseat moderating in a really cringey way. I apologise for this.
It also sounds like I'm accusing finboy of impropriety. This is a mistake. I apologise for this too.
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Happy birthday dot |
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finboy .

Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 3545 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
My post above smacks of backseat moderating in a really cringey way. I apologise for this.
It also sounds like I'm accusing finboy of impropriety. This is a mistake. I apologise for this too. |
We’re all good homie, I always get nervous selling any custom guitars as my idea of condition might not match everyone’s.
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