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NBD rare 1980 Clarke Spellbinder...pic heavy.

#23
wow, that inlay work on the neck if very high grade, reminds me of the Alembic... I do remember Stanley Clarke playing one of these... Definitely take the time to restore this beauty.
 
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Oren Hudson said:
Very cool. Interesting "nut."
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Joshua Pickenpaugh said:
Interesting how the G string wraps around the nut. Not sure why. Cool bass, congrats and have fun!
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It's really more of a string retainer paired with a zero-fret than anything else, no nut required. Yeah the g definitely shouldn't be wrapping around the roller like that, and that's an exceedingly bad wrap job at the tuners as well. People always argue that you don't have to run the string through that center hole in the post, but looking at how the g string's wraps are literally unraveling shows exactly why you should.
 
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scourgeofgod said:
It's really more of a string retainer paired with a zero-fret than anything else, no nut required. Yeah the g definitely shouldn't be wrapping around the roller like that, and that's an exceedingly bad wrap job at the tuners as well. People always argue that you don't have to run the string through that center hole in the post, but looking at how the g string's wraps are literally unraveling shows exactly why you should.
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I "fixed" the G string. But, will be putting new strings on it of course when I clean it up.
Flats of course....not! :)

I always put a 90 degree bend in the string and insert it into the machine head.
 
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scourgeofgod said:
People always argue that you don't have to run the string through that center hole in the post, but looking at how the g string's wraps are literally unraveling shows exactly why you should.
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I wasn't aware that there was a pro/con conversation about putting the string through that center hole post; how else can you keep a string from un-ravelling off the tuner peg? Just curious about that, since I've never wound a string any other way.
 
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Joshua Pickenpaugh said:
I wasn't aware that there was a pro/con conversation about putting the string through that center hole post; how else can you keep a string from un-ravelling off the tuner peg? Just curious about that, since I've never wound a string any other way.
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Some people just run it through the slot like it's the horizontal hole on a guitar tuner, then hope for the best I guess. Really though, if you know what you're doing I'm sure it works just fine, I just feel that the vertical post hole found on bass tuners is ingenious and it's silly/lazy not to utilize them imo.
 
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Update...
Cleaned/polished the frets. Cleaned/ lightly oiled the fretboard. Ugh, filthy.
Cleaned the PU surround, ugh, filthy.
Cleaned the body, ugh, beer, sweat, smoke.
Tightened up the machine heads.

The pu(s), are weird. Some variation of Bart's.
Took control panel out to clean the pots, the volume pots is sealed. Any hints on how to clean it?

Truss rod? Supposedly. Doesn't have an adjustment.?!

Stabilized the broken area behind the bridge with some super glue.

Got some ferrules coming from Stew/Mac to reinforce the string thru holes.
Gonna replace most of the screws, but will keep the originals(some have been replaced alresdy

And then the Funk Master Roto's!
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Thanks for looking...
 
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