Jeff's Dire Wolf Custom

[flaxattack]

hi mica
well i see the rain may have stopped but its still humid as hell out there.bummer!
 
 any inquiring minds are wanting to know what the problem is?
 
seems coco bolo acts like a sponge and absorbs a certain amount of clear coat spray which is standard.the darkness of my wood accentuates the condition.  with the  very unusually wet and humid weather of the past week or so, my bass keeps absorbing the spray coats. several attempts by james to do the final rub out and buff to that classic alembic glass like finish are meeting with resistance from mother nature and james will NOT sign off on it.
thank you james
 
 so they worked overtime on it friday and placed several more coats of spray and baby is hopefully either having its fill of spray or has set properly and we can be finished shortly
 
i do want to point out what kind of people we work with at alembic- and i tihnk this is what sets them apart from the competition
 
i have been in production for about 9 months
and i know it seems long, has caused me some freaky moments- but the kids at alembic know me already so its water inder the bridge and it is what it is....and i will KNOW it will be worth every minute once i have it
 
BUT- if my bass is not up to their standards, they wont ship it- regardless
 
mica,susan and val have been very gracious during the situation,knowing that i have a gig this friday and thinking i had parted with my orion already
 
their alternative offer was unbelieveable and i thank them for it- i doubt any of their competition would have made such a generous offer to ensure i had a bass to play
 
i dont want to give out the specifics- if mica wants do - its her company

[jacko]

Wow. Bad luck Jeff. At least you can be sure that it'll be nothing less than perfect when it does finally escape ;-)
 
graeme

[flaxattack]

not bad luck jacko- i figured it out
a higher powerintervened- val is on vacation and the higher power didnt want it to ship unless val played it first, which was my request long ago....
lol
btw- spoke to them yesterday. james looked at it and feels another a couple of coats will do the trick-app 3-4 days
 so it should move (crossed fingers) early next week- and the weather is drying out, so that will be a big help
 
am quessing- but i bet there are more than 14 coats on it
 
mica- can you get me a final number of coats that it took?- just curious
 
thanks

[flaxattack]

i feel like the local weatherman mica!
lol
 
weather back to usual- nice and dry!
woof woof

[mica]

Yes, we are in summer again! That freak rain was real rain. It's not unheard of to rain in June, but it is unusual.  
 
We don't actually track the number of coats of finish, we just paint until it's done.

[flaxattack]

thanks
bill just gave me the word that we are looking at tuesday for shipping
i had called to thank you for the sun dance you did as the weather is back to normal, bill is great on the phones btw-
 
---- here is the beauty of ftc posts- i went in last night and was looking at some very very old ftc posts- and for those out there that take ftc for granted- some of those posts are 1 photo  
 
so we all owe mica a big thank you for her efforts in here
well i found one showing a bass right after a rubout and then with the rouge on right before buffing- so i now know what it all looks like and how it gets done
 
FANTASTIC RECOVERY MICA- MY THANKS TO ALL
 
this made a bad work day dissappear in a heartbeat

[jacko]

bet it's not just the wolf that's drooling with anticipation Jeff. Here's hoping next week goes well.
 
graeme
 
(Message edited by jacko on June 23, 2005)