Recent content by Spoonbender

The 74 Dumpster Dive is coming along!

Thanks guys. I DO like the grain on this one, but I fell in love with blue boy. I wonder if I could do it with enough translucency to have the grain and skunk stripe show through?

I called him, Beej. All gone. I was the last to order it, back in 2016. Sorry.

I have a 1973 Porsche 911RS. I agonized over what factory color to paint it. My body guy asked me what color I liked. I said 1975 Dodge pickup. He said "shag the trainspotters, it's your car." Never regretted it. I'm thinking maybe a super thin coat of blue boy so I see the stripe. I'm 60. I'll...

It was a nightmare to find and really pricey. Some guy in England. I'll see if I can dig it up. I had no idea checkerboard was 2 layers!

50 years of abuse...

Thanks guys! As you can see from my profile pic, it was pretty mutilated by the previous owner. All the hardware was missing, cracked neck, bad frets. So far it's stripped, neck repaired (truss rods good) New checkerboard binding! I'm going to do it blue boy with a hint of amber to "green it...

I’m refinishing a dumpster 1974 Rickenbacker 4001. I don’t want it to look like a 2020 glossy wall hanger, so a very light relic finish. My question: do old Rick finishes check? Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it.

Done

strap buttons from computer case and Loctite’d M3 Black countersunk screws

These nylon washers are interesting. The thin one is perfect but the center hole should be the same diameter as the thick one. Also, I think I've found what I need for the thumb screw.

I think I may have an idea. Something like this "Brass Thumb Nut"

Thanks to a couple of very cool forum members I'm now at this point with my Hohner! BTW, Marko's idea of felt instead of the rubber washer got me thinking; adhesive chair leg mute, 1 1/4". So now I need a brass thumb screw with a slot, and a brass insert to put in the body. Any Ideas? Also...