Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

It works but is nasty stuff. If I had to choose I'd still say a heat-gun. That stuff works well on ornate woodwork/radiators etc with a lot of necks & crannies.

That's interesting you say that Geo.
I never ever had a problem with it all the times that i've used it in the past.

 

[GonePlaid]

It works but is nasty stuff. If I had to choose I'd still say a heat-gun. That stuff works well on ornate woodwork/radiators etc with a lot of necks & crannies.

Necks and crannies?

 

[TBird1958]

I couldn't find anything either. I'm guessing (badly?) that the last number or two could be the month. My last digit is 7 which corresponds to the month it was finished. But that could be nothing but coincidence and nothing more, yet I would think they would have the month in a serial number to narrow things down a bit. Curious if other's last digit corresponds to inspection month.

I did a little further digging and have it now.

1st digit = first digit of year made
2nd digit = first digit of day code
3rd digit = second digit of day code
4th digit = third digit of day code
5th digit = second digit of year made
6th digit is a batch code, it starts at 0, once 699 are stamped this digit changes to a 1
7th digit = that day's production
8th digit = that day's production
9th digit = that day's production


My bass was stamped Wednesday, May 26th, 2021.

 

[dagrev]

I did a little further digging and have it now.

1st digit = first digit of year made
2nd digit = first digit of day code
3rd digit = second digit of day code
4th digit = third digit of day code
5th digit = second digit of year made
6th digit is a batch code, it starts at 0, once 699 are stamped this digit changes to a 1
7th digit = that day's production
8th digit = that day's production
9th digit = that day's production

My bass was stamped Wednesday, May 26th, 2021.

Nice!

Looks like what I saw last night, but the numbers didn't seem to work out right.
My # is 21...7. I can't get to the exact number right now, but will later.

Not the NR.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Do you mean a Martin bass like this? Very cool and rare basses these. It would have been brand new then. (made only 4 years from the late '70-early '80s) Pu placement looks pretty P-bass but it's a bucker. Really cool song too! And yes, very much a round-wound tone there. Not aware of him - thanks for posting!

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I love those Martins….REALLY wanted one when I used to see them advertised in Guitar Player in the late 70’s…..tried a used one at a music store and was not impressed…HUGE neck and it wasn’t set up nimble at all…
it was the bass that used to come up on wiki when you punched in “bass guitar” for a long time (replaced by a J now SURPRISE!)….the attraction made sense later with my infatuation with NRs….

 

[MCF]

Bu where did they show those? Where did anyone see them back then? One person mentioned seeing multiple such films at theaters as special events - was that it?

I recall seeing the All You Need is Love film in the theatre as a short before a featured movie.

 

[JIO]

That's interesting you say that Geo.
I never ever had a problem with it all the times that i've used it in the past.

You are most likely taking all proper precautions. As someone who has dealt with finishing products over decades, I have a different relationship with toxic materials - part of which is left-over material. Most of the time using a product like that, it doesn't all get used up. So then it's stored and added to other such products and accumulates. Primarily a profession vs consumer problem. CA has more recently made good efforts to allow people to drop-off old paint to be recycled or professionally discarded. At one time you had to pay a lot of money for this service - they do it as part of being a CA resident. I'm glad to be moving away from the finishing/restoration biz as I'm in semi-retirement because I don't want to be part of the problem anymore. (needing to use/accumulate toxic materials)

 

[JIO]

I recall seeing the All You Need is Love film in the theatre as a short before a featured movie.

I seem to recall short films like that were also shown on TV shows like Ed Sullivan and The Smothers Bothers in place of a live (lip-synched) appearance.

 

[MCF]

This stuff works like a charm.
You do have to let it sit for a while it does it’s magic, but man, it really works.

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I don’t believe it is available for consumer use, at least here in CA.

 

[BklynKen]

I don’t believe it is available for consumer use, at least here in CA.

Probably because it's known to cause cancer, like everything else in CA.

 

[JJR58]

I don’t believe it is available for consumer use, at least here in CA.

It’s been a long time, and believe it or not, was when I was refinishing vintage guitars and basses, in PDX

 

[JJR58]

You are most likely taking all proper precautions. As someone who has dealt with finishing products over decades, I have a different relationship with toxic materials - part of which is left-over material. Most of the time using a product like that, it doesn't all get used up. So then it's stored and added to other such products and accumulates. Primarily a profession vs consumer problem. CA has more recently made good efforts to allow people to drop-off old paint to be recycled or professionally discarded. At one time you had to pay a lot of money for this service - they do it as part of being a CA resident. I'm glad to be moving away from the finishing/restoration biz as I'm in semi-retirement because I don't want to be part of the problem anymore. (needing to use/accumulate toxic materials)

Gotcha, the one I used was water based, so maybe I chose the wrong one to show here, or that type is not made anymore

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Probably because it's known to cause cancer, like everything else in CA.

yeah, including live music…

 

[MCF]

I couldn't find anything either. I'm guessing (badly?) that the last number or two could be the month. My last digit is 7 which corresponds to the month it was finished. But that could be nothing but coincidence and nothing more, yet I would think they would have the month in a serial number to narrow things down a bit. Curious if other's last digit corresponds to inspection month.

Nope for mine. Last number is 5.

 

[JIO]

I don’t believe it is available for consumer use, at least here in CA.

I have some but I bought it years ago. I seem to recall seeing it in my paint store recently - whether it's the same formula or not I'd have to inquire next time I'm there. CA unlike most states is taking the responsibility to regulate toxic materials. People bitch and moan but I'm in 100% support. It's easy to b&m - those who do never offer a legitimate alternative/solution.

 

[Stealth57]

I have some but I bought it years ago. I seem to recall seeing it in my paint store recently - whether it's the same formula or not I'd have to inquire next time I'm there. CA unlike most states is taking the responsibility to regulate toxic materials. People bitch and moan but I'm in 100% support.

Until you need some bug spray and then you find out it is more like bug food.

 

[MCF]

That's interesting you say that Geo.
I never ever had a problem with it all the times that i've used it in the past.

But remember Jeff, you’re different from most of us. I suspect your hands are impervious to chemicals. And maybe your lungs too?

 

[PillO]

You are most likely taking all proper precautions. As someone who has dealt with finishing products over decades, I have a different relationship with toxic materials - part of which is left-over material. Most of the time using a product like that, it doesn't all get used up. So then it's stored and added to other such products and accumulates. Primarily a profession vs consumer problem. CA has more recently made good efforts to allow people to drop-off old paint to be recycled or professionally discarded. At one time you had to pay a lot of money for this service - they do it as part of being a CA resident. I'm glad to be moving away from the finishing/restoration biz as I'm in semi-retirement because I don't want to be part of the problem anymore. (needing to use/accumulate toxic materials)

Where I am, there is a fee for discarding old cans of paint; garbage will not take it. And here is where I have a problem with the design of the system.

If I have half a can of paint, I have to take it to the waste disposal site and pay a fee. However, I can put an empty paint can in the garbage and it will be collected. I can also dispose of a piece of painted wood. I can paint a scap of wood over and over until the paint is gone and put it all in the regular garbage for pick up. The same material. Makes no sense.

 

[PillO]

I don’t believe it is available for consumer use, at least here in CA.

Probably because it's known to cause cancer, like everything else in CA.

Everything in California, and only in California, causes cancer because of Prop 65...

 

[MCF]

It’s a little easier here. No fee. And the City and County use it to cover up graffiti.