So I bought this 1977 Autumnglo Ric 4001 a month or two ago. It was a bit of a roll of the dice as I knew that she needed some attention to the truss rods and it had some minor fretboard separation up by the first fret or two (not uncommon on early Rics).
There was relief in the neck that wouldn't come all the way out (even after adjusting the truss rods) and the action was a bit high to be playable in my humble opinion.
So I took her to the infamous luthier & master builder Kevin Brubaker. Kevin's work is known worldwide, is impeccable and he strives & often achieves perfection.
Kevin pulled the truss rods, reshaped them, attended to the thread ends, block, truss cavity, etc. He also addressed the fretboard separation (see pictures) and leveled, crowned and polished all of the frets.
The result? She plays like new (maybe better?). Loving life now!
There was relief in the neck that wouldn't come all the way out (even after adjusting the truss rods) and the action was a bit high to be playable in my humble opinion.
So I took her to the infamous luthier & master builder Kevin Brubaker. Kevin's work is known worldwide, is impeccable and he strives & often achieves perfection.
Kevin pulled the truss rods, reshaped them, attended to the thread ends, block, truss cavity, etc. He also addressed the fretboard separation (see pictures) and leveled, crowned and polished all of the frets.
The result? She plays like new (maybe better?). Loving life now!
