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Treating old wood
- Thread starter Craigzilla
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I would just leave it. The exposed wood surface has oxidised, forming a bit of a protective layer, and natural oils, dirt and grime have a similar effect. It is not about to rot or anything, provided you don't get it wet or leave it outside. The wood doesn't really need protection, is what I am trying to say.
Slap some wax on it. What ever you use on your car, assuming you have a car; and that you wax it. Failing that, some pledge will do.
Wax will definitely work. Johnsons paste floor wax from the grocery store or wood finishing wax from the hardware store. Both are pretty similar.
Pledge may have changed but it used to have silicones in it which will make refinishing difficult at best should you or a future owner want to do that.
Pledge may have changed but it used to have silicones in it which will make refinishing difficult at best should you or a future owner want to do that.
Post the whole bass. Membership is restricted to people who post the whole bass.
Especially a bass like that. Cant just post half an antique lol
Slab body, tele style bridge and pup covers, plated controls. If 73nder it’s old!
Perhaps not a Precision but rather a Tele?
Leave it be, carnauba paste wax (Johnsons)
the abuse and wear bring the story it’s history has to tell.
Perhaps not a Precision but rather a Tele?
Leave it be, carnauba paste wax (Johnsons)
the abuse and wear bring the story it’s history has to tell.
Having a bunch of finish worn off in an area is not unusual, but that wear pattern contains a very odd detail - around the strap pin, the finish has been worn off right up to it (perhaps even under it - hard to tell). That really wouldn't happen in normal use; the pin would keep things away from it a bit. Yes, you could imagine wear like that happening if the thing didn't have a strap button on it for a decade or two, but...how would you play the thing in that scenario - did a prior owner play it sitting down all the time?
Sorry for the diversion, but that's just odd.
Sorry for the diversion, but that's just odd.
Tis not a Slab body but contoured which would make it a 54-55?
I dont see any slotted screws.
So mid 50s or late 60s tele.
My old P bass is completely unfinished. I thought about waxing it to seal the wood but its so old im sure the wood is petrified.
Mine has spent more time undfinished than finished
Turnaround
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I've never understood why people put the bridge cover on wrong way around. There must be a reason. It can't be because it looks better that way, because it just looks goofy. Maybe that's the point?Here she isView attachment 5420001
Reversing the bridge cover allows the cover to still be used w/out the foam mute inside resting on the strings. It's a way to keep the cover from being lost and allows for reinstalling it back when you do want to use the foam mute.
Great looking mid 50's Precision [not Telecaster] bass, OP! Leave that beauty as is.
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You could just remove the foam. If you decide you want to use it again, glue it back in place.
It’s a scoop to direct the airstream into a compressed jet to combat neck dive.Not only does it look wrong, it creates excessive drag.
You can do a lot of things. But the question asked was what could be a possible reason to reverse the cover. So that's why I answered.
