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Location: Jet City | I did it. The Storm is mine. I had my friend pick it up in Phoenix.
He sent pics, and I noticed a "2" stamped on the back of the headstock. Bummer. I assume that means it's a second from the factory?
It does have many cracks in the top finish, but the rest looks good.
I'm curious, would this be something to have refinished at the factory? Should I leave it alone? Does anyone know the price to refinish?
The pics:
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Leave it alone....lot of history there.... |
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Location: Jet City | That's what I was thinking too. I rescued it from a painter. Refinish was what he had intended originally. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | That's a nice early one id'd by the narrow headstock, point-to-point wiring (you can see through the f-holes), the Kluson tuners, and the fact they put a "2" on it for whatever reason (it does mean it's a 2nd, but who knows why specifically). I think later any possible "2" was just painted with bowl paint and called an eclipse. Anyway, nice find and I'd leave it as is. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Most of them cracked like that.
No big if its not gapping.
Play it and enjoy!! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | BTW
I thought for a minute this thread was about the Snow that starting |
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Location: Jet City | Nope, not snow... Tornado! We actually had a real one here in WA earlier in the week. Fun stuff |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Congratulations! Crank it up and wail. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Damon, How much did you end up paying if you don't mind me asking?
AJ |
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| Originally posted by Damon67:
I'm curious, would this be something to have refinished at the factory? Should I leave it alone? Does anyone know the price to refinish? Check with Slydog. He has a storm at the factory now.. at least you'll get a ballpark figure... his went in at Pre-Fender pricing tho..
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It's in nice shape, I'd leave it alone. A second was usually a small cosmetic thing, plenty more of them now, no big deal. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | If I remember right, a perfect Storm is once a century. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
It's in nice shape, I'd leave it alone. A second was usually a small cosmetic thing, plenty more of them now, no big deal. I think this note makes up my mind. Thanks CWK2 |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by AussieJames:
Damon, How much did you end up paying if you don't mind me asking?
AJ Don't mind at all AJ. He took the $300. I'm quite happy. :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Guitar thief! ;) |
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