Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

We had this

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Does it foam with water? That’s what Gorilla glue does and it can make quite a mess.

 

[Bruce Pete]

Thanks a bunch to all of you! Without a doubt, this is the most friendly, helpful and knowledgeable bunch I have ran across in YEARS!

I'm going to be patient and wait for the "right" one to come along, probably a Gibson. Either/or on the body shape. I've grown to very much like both of them. Probably want one with a neck through for my first one.

 

[MCF]

As Hamilton Burger would often say to the judge about Perry Mason... "your honor, Mr Mason is on a fishing expedition!"

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I’m not sure I mentioned this before. The Law School I attended, UOP, is the repository for everything Perry Mason. All of the original scripts, rewrite notes, etc. are housed in the school’s law library. Before my time in the sixties and seventies, it is said that Raymond Burr frequently visited the campus.

 

[MCF]

Thanks a bunch to all of you! Without a doubt, this is the most friendly, helpful and knowledgeable bunch I have ran across in YEARS!

I'm going to be patient and wait for the "right" one to come along, probably a Gibson. Either/or on the body shape. I've grown to very much like both of them. Probably want one with a neck through for my first one.

Even though the Gibson NRs are set neck, they are very resonant. I have a ‘15 Reverse Gibson and there is little noticeable difference between it and the ‘21 NR. Anyway, good luck, be welcome here, and let us know when you get one. And ask as many questions as you want. Someone here will know the answer. Oh. We all like Gibsons, regardless of the model. When you have time, share your pics of them.

 

[JIO]

It depends on the epoxy. There are a whole lot of different epoxies for different purposes. I learned to use epoxies working on wooden boats (a very, very little) and making furniture (a bit more than a very little). The good thing about it is that you can add some wood shavings in it and it fills any gaps for a completely monolithic joint when you are done. If two parts don't fit perfectly, it's a good way to go, unlike Titebond, which requires pressure and clamping across a well mated surface. The other thing about Titebond is that it doesn't work very well when you are dealing with end grain. Putting a neck on a body has only a little end grain to deal with, but there's just that small amount of extra strength that probably doesn't matter, but might if you start shaving things here and there for access.

The thing about any kind of set joint is that it has to be right before the glue sets. It's called gluer's panic for a reason. Epoxy can set up in minutes or it can take a while, depending on the formulation. That makes it somewhat forgiving as long as the angles are all correct before you start. As you pointed out, once it sets up, you are done. Same with Gorilla Glue. The issue I have with Gorilla Glue is that it expands a bit, and that can cause issues under rare circumstances.

Yah, I don't use it - Titebond for the win.

 

[RedVee]

Does it foam with water? That’s what Gorilla glue does and it can make quite a mess.

No idea. At school in the 60’s we were only allowed Clag paste glue which had a little applicator stick - I still got it everywhere it shouldn’t be. You’d often spot kids eating it from the jar. Beats me why. But anyway, the cool kids (or maybe kids with older siblings?) always had a tube of Tarzan’ Grip to fix stuff that got broken. Supposedly invented by a circus strongman lol.

a bit on the history of it and other Aussie brands * here: 50 YEARS ON TARZAN STILL HAS A GRIP ON AUSTRALIA - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 16 Feb 1986

And a funny from an old Sydney Morning Herald. Anthony Horderns closed up in the 1970s from memory, and its flagship Sydney store is now gone. Lost Sydney: Anthony Hordern & Sons department store
Another old Sydney department store, Mark Foys, is now The Downing Centre Courts building.

Column 8

''I think the Tarzan's Grip story [Column 8, yesterday] could be an urban myth,'' writes Anthony Healy, of Willoughby East. ''In about 1960, working at Anthony Hordern & Sons, I was told that a woman went into the hardware department and asked for 'a grip of Tarzan's tube'. The shop assistant replied, 'I think you mean a tube of Tarzan's Grip.' Giggling embarrassingly, the woman said, 'Yes, of course, the stick that stuffs'.''

A sticky myth? This story about a log may be sticky, but surely it isn't a myth: ''My mother, Nell Cooke, once went to a music shop to buy a sheet copy of the popular song Put Another Log on the Fire,'' writes Margaret Wilkinson, of Rydalmere. ''She asked the young man if he had Put Another Bun in the Oven. He asked her to repeat the title several times, to the amusement of onlookers, before she realised what she had said and rushed from the store, never to return.''

* I remember most of those brands, the NSW ones anyway. Though I confess that the old Aussie slang term of Norks (ladies breasts) was taken from the Norco Butter label showing a drawing of a cow. Amazing.

 

[JIO]

I’m not sure I mentioned this before. The Law School I attended UOP, is the repository for everything Perry Mason. All of the original scripts, rewrite notes, etc. are housed in the school’s law library. Before my time in the sixties and seventies, it is said that Aaron Burr frequently visited the campus.

That's cool. I loved the Perry Mason series, primarily the first 5 of its 10 yr run. So many great quotes.

No idea. At school in the 60’s we were only allowed Clag paste glue which had a little applicator stick - I still got it everywhere it shouldn’t be. You’d often spot kids eating it from the jar. Beats me why. But anyway, the cool kids (or maybe kids with older siblings?) always had a tube of Tarzan’ Grip to fix stuff that got broken. Supposedly invented by a circus strongman lol.

a bit on the history of it and other Aussie brands * here: 50 YEARS ON TARZAN STILL HAS A GRIP ON AUSTRALIA - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 16 Feb 1986

And a funny from an old Sydney Morning Herald. Anthony Horderns closed up in the 1970s from memory, and its flagship Sydney store is now gone. Lost Sydney: Anthony Hordern & Sons department store
Another old Sydney department store, Mark Foys, is now The Downing Centre Courts building.

Column 8

''I think the Tarzan's Grip story [Column 8, yesterday] could be an urban myth,'' writes Anthony Healy, of Willoughby East. ''In about 1960, working at Anthony Hordern & Sons, I was told that a woman went into the hardware department and asked for 'a grip of Tarzan's tube'. The shop assistant replied, 'I think you mean a tube of Tarzan's Grip.' Giggling embarrassingly, the woman said, 'Yes, of course, the stick that stuffs'.''

A sticky myth? This story about a log may be sticky, but surely it isn't a myth: ''My mother, Nell Cooke, once went to a music shop to buy a sheet copy of the popular song Put Another Log on the Fire,'' writes Margaret Wilkinson, of Rydalmere. ''She asked the young man if he had Put Another Bun in the Oven. He asked her to repeat the title several times, to the amusement of onlookers, before she realised what she had said and rushed from the store, never to return.''

* I remember most of those brands, the NSW ones anyway. Though I confess that the old Aussie slang term of Norks (ladies breasts) was taken from the Norco Butter label showing a drawing of a cow. Amazing.

Hah! That's a memory from the distant past! Kids are like little animals, they want to eat anything! I remember my little sister eating ants off our porch - I asked her what she was doing and she looked at me like - eating ants.

 

[MCF]

No idea. At school in the 60’s we were only allowed Clag paste glue which had a little applicator stick - I still got it everywhere it shouldn’t be. You’d often spot kids eating it from the jar. Beats me why. But anyway, the cool kids (or maybe kids with older siblings?) always had a tube of Tarzan’ Grip to fix stuff that got broken. Supposedly invented by a circus strongman lol.

a bit on the history of it and other Aussie brands * here: 50 YEARS ON TARZAN STILL HAS A GRIP ON AUSTRALIA - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 16 Feb 1986

And a funny from an old Sydney Morning Herald. Anthony Horderns closed up in the 1970s from memory, and its flagship Sydney store is now gone. Lost Sydney: Anthony Hordern & Sons department store
Another old Sydney department store, Mark Foys, is now The Downing Centre Courts building.

Column 8

''I think the Tarzan's Grip story [Column 8, yesterday] could be an urban myth,'' writes Anthony Healy, of Willoughby East. ''In about 1960, working at Anthony Hordern & Sons, I was told that a woman went into the hardware department and asked for 'a grip of Tarzan's tube'. The shop assistant replied, 'I think you mean a tube of Tarzan's Grip.' Giggling embarrassingly, the woman said, 'Yes, of course, the stick that stuffs'.''

A sticky myth? This story about a log may be sticky, but surely it isn't a myth: ''My mother, Nell Cooke, once went to a music shop to buy a sheet copy of the popular song Put Another Log on the Fire,'' writes Margaret Wilkinson, of Rydalmere. ''She asked the young man if he had Put Another Bun in the Oven. He asked her to repeat the title several times, to the amusement of onlookers, before she realised what she had said and rushed from the store, never to return.''

* I remember most of those brands, the NSW ones anyway. Though I confess that the old Aussie slang term of Norks (ladies breasts) was taken from the Norco Butter label showing a drawing of a cow. Amazing.

I had a chuckle reading that. Brightened my day. Thanks Geoff.

Yeah, we had glue eaters in school. Never understood them.

 

[Gaolee]

Thanks a bunch to all of you! Without a doubt, this is the most friendly, helpful and knowledgeable bunch I have ran across in YEARS!

I'm going to be patient and wait for the "right" one to come along, probably a Gibson. Either/or on the body shape. I've grown to very much like both of them. Probably want one with a neck through for my first one.

When the right one comes along, it will pick you and you will know. If it really picks you, you will be a Thunderbird player from then on.

 

[Gaolee]

Even though the Gibson NRs are set neck, they are very resonant. I have a ‘15 Reverse Gibson and there is little noticeable difference between it and the ‘21 NR. Anyway, good luck, be welcome here, and let us know when you get one. And ask as many questions as you want. Someone here will know the answer. Oh. We all like Gibsons, regardless of the model. When you have time, share your pics of them.

We like pretty much all bass guitars around here, just don't tell anybody. It would wreck our dorky biker gang image.

 

[JIO]

I’m not sure I mentioned this before. The Law School I attended UOP, is the repository for everything Perry Mason. All of the original scripts, rewrite notes, etc. are housed in the school’s law library. Before my time in the sixties and seventies, it is said that Aaron Burr frequently visited the campus.

That's cool. I loved the Perry Mason series, primarily the first 5 years of its 10 year run. So many great Paul Drake quotes. "...she's got lazy hips!"

 

[JJR58]

This guy, explaining the finer things in life.

 

[Nocturnal]

Well,
It was missing the black spacer on the bridge pup, screws missing, ugly knobs, and I didn't notice any problem with the pick guard as I couldn't take my eyes off of the finish cracks near the head stock. Super glue all over the area near the nut.

He claimed to have a new nut installed at GC in Phoenix ...... I asked why that wasn't mentioned in our conversation, especially with the super glue mess all over that area.
He was a nice, polite, clean cut young kid but, things were rapidly NOT adding up. I'm wondering if it might have been stolen or something but, I let it go by the way side.

I'll find one, maybe even a Gibson. I love my Gibson's!

That sucks that he wasn't upfront about the condition before you drove across town for it. That would automatically make me skeptical of the whole deal after that.

 

[dagrev]

Serial number data from a lookup, missing the truss rod cover. s/n 21112351273
Sorry to be such a pain but, does this all look ok. Got slightly burned on my last Reverb transaction and I'm a bit gun shy now, lol

"Date: November, 2021

Location: Samick, Indonesia

Info: Instrument no. 51273"

Edit: just got a picture ......

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I'm likely way late, but...[EDIT: I'm way late, but this kind of crack would not bother me.]. It would be ideal to see the neck and headstock from back and sides is possible. Look for things like this.
This is from my 2nd VP. Looks worse than it is, and a few have this due to some misuse. It if looks like this, it "should" be fine. Mine has not changed for several years.

 

[dagrev]

Because people that use weed will only do it where it’s legal?

Of course.

 

[dagrev]

New Cast Day! And of course I chose Pelham Blue.
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We have some to expect a certain level of consistency from you Marshall. And that's a good thing!

 

[dagrev]

Thanks a bunch to all of you! Without a doubt, this is the most friendly, helpful and knowledgeable bunch I have ran across in YEARS!

I'm going to be patient and wait for the "right" one to come along, probably a Gibson. Either/or on the body shape. I've grown to very much like both of them. Probably want one with a neck through for my first one.

Good move. I've found the best people on the interwebs are right here. I trust the advice here and would trust any of the regulars to borrow any bass/amp I have. Unfortunately none are close enough to extend that trust to in practice, but I would with no hesitation. Meaning, you've found the right place.

 

[GBassNorth]

Good move. I've found the best people on the interwebs are right here. I trust the advice here and would trust any of the regulars to borrow any bass/amp I have. Unfortunately none are close enough to extent that trust to in practice, but I would with no hesitation. Meaning, you've found the right place.

I think our newest club member (@Jaime Poole) is in your neck of the woods. It’s about time we beefed up the Kentucky Contingent. I’ll remain in an Honorary capacity as a KY card holder since I lived there for about 40 years and am still a KY Colonel. So there’s at least 3 of us.

 

[Engle]

Went down to Merica and picked up some parts today:

 

[GBassNorth]

Went down to Merica and picked up some parts today:
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You building a three pupper?