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Thunderbird Club

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GBassNorth said:
Can't say I've ever heard it called boxing here in the states but timber formwork is still very much alive and used. The forms are removed after the concrete has set so wood rot isn't a concern. Nearly all residential concrete is done this way unless there's a cost advantage in reusing forms for multiple pours. Wood forms are frequently discarded after removal but in some cases a builder may be able to reuse some planking.
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Count Bassie said:
Here in New England concrete forming contractors carry reusable form sections from job to job. At my house I made a staircase form out of plywood and scrap, but that's your Home Depot level project. ..
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Every Italian guy doing concrete I've ever known and there's been lots since they were family or friend's of family, reuses his forms. You can see them on the truck going from job to job and then they scrape them off with their trowels into the pour area prior to reuse.
 
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@theFixer, just wanted to point out that the 80's Gibson IV Bass that we had previously discussed is ending in 12 hours. I messaged the guy and confirmed that there is no reserve and confirmed the SN shown on the back of the headstock so that I could plug it into the Guitar Dater Project website. It is a 1987 made in Nashville. A 30 year old American Classic that's rare!

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Just thought I'd put it back on your radar since you have another shot at it.
 
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GBassNorth said:
...BTW - I'm in exactly the same spot as you on multiple copies of the same bass. Each one better cover a different tonal need otherwise it's gonna be n-1. :D
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Since @Gaolee always describes the sound of basses in colors, I think it makes a BIG difference having a big palette of colors in the collection to choose from... ;)

hairypete1138 said:
A question for you fortunate so-and-sos who have landed your VPs. Does it actually fit in the Epiphone hard case as per the website listing, or is the head too long?
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Good question, which I also like to know...?
 
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hillerup said:
Since @Gaolee always describes the sound of basses in colors, I think it makes a BIG difference having a big palette of colors in the collection to choose from... ;)
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Absolutely. You have to have ones that have more blue-white in the sound and others that are more along the orange side of things. Then there's the thunderous deep blue-green with a bit of bright electric pink edging. If a bass ever makes a pastel sound, it has to go immediately.

I'm not just making this stuff up, either. Those are really sounds that Thunderbirds make. Except pastel. Funny thing is that the upright can make different colored sounds, and sometimes there's a bit of a dusty smell to them if you pay attention.

Time to shut up before the men with white coats and a padded truck come to see me.
 
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