Author Topic: 1980 short scale series 1 (Read 3466 times)

roymus · « **on:** March 01, 2014, 12:52:05 AM »

Thought it was time to showcase my pride and joy first three are before and then , after.

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charles_holmes · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2014, 05:35:26 AM »

That's such a nice axe!

mtjam · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2014, 06:12:23 AM »

Perfection!

artswork99 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2014, 09:03:21 AM »

Whew, beautiful!

hammer · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2014, 09:19:18 AM »

I love your new headstock lam. What else, if anything, other than the refinish did you have done?

actual_size · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2014, 09:42:58 AM »

Beautiful bass! Could you add a photo of the repair to the extra strap button hole shown in pic 2? I recently fixed one of these holes in my '88 Stanley Deluxe and I am curious to see how yours came out.

roymus · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2014, 06:32:35 PM »

Heres a few more photos. I am a hopeless photographer,obviously. Someone had a couple of goes at fitting a strap button that balanced the bass . I removed the broken screw and placed the button just a bit further forward and it actually balances very well. I didnt do a great repair and you can see it on the upper horn and also sticking out from the recessed strap button. The headstock lam is a piece of Tasmanian Musk, I have the same laminate on a uke I have made. I have replaced the 5 pin xlr with a black one and made a trussrod cover relaquered the brass and did a slight fret dress and thats about it.

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flpete1uw · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2014, 07:06:46 PM »

Sweet! She cleaned up real nice! Love all the contrasts. Beautiful Series
~Pete

roymus · « **Reply #8 on:** March 02, 2014, 12:19:12 AM »

another try at getting a decent photo and also two others I have owned and no longer do. The 1976 longscale series 1 was stolen from me around 1993 and the other ,a Mark King sig 2006 ? I have since sold..

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mario_farufyno · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2014, 04:22:20 AM »

wonderfull

roymus · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2014, 01:07:32 AM »

In case there is anybody interested. Here is a headstock pic of a tenor Uke made from a Stewmac kit, where I have made an omega and have used another scrap of the Tasmanian Musk for a veneer as per my series 1

(Message edited by mica on February 03, 2016)

roymus · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2014, 01:58:40 AM »

Howdy and thanks for the email errol, Here is some more pics, not sure if they are any better though. Might get a mate to take some classier shots

last pic in reverse just to please left handers (Message edited by mica on February 03, 2016)

jazzyvee · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2015, 01:04:12 PM »

This bass is now mine and heading this way soon. Will post more pics when it arrived.

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2015, 06:58:37 AM »

congrats, looks lovely!

moongerm · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:09:46 AM »

So cool Jazzy!