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Location: Upper Left USA | Now I have seen a fair amount of scribblings, stamps and newspaper clippings on the solid bodies I have ripped, stripped and violated. Mostly color/paint codes and the 1/2" diameter red "Inspected by" stamps.
This Breadwinner body has NG written in the pickup pockets.
I am no rocket scientist but it seems to me this would be Kaman-ise for "No Good". Possibly a missaligned route. And why is it sawn through the bolt holes?
Any clues from those "In the Know"?
Nice candidate for a thru-neck bass or guitar though! |
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Location: NJ | Norbert Grabowski.
He works in the WoodShop. |
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Location: CT | Maybe not the pup routs, but the whole body. Mostly because the neck pocket is hacked out! I wouldn't think a 2 bolt neck would be very stable. :( |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I thought it was Norman Grabowski? |
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Location: NW Washington State | Not sure where I picked up the habit, but I write "NG" on tubes or other electronic parts that are No Good (I suppose I should just throw them away!). So it's not just Kaman.
Seems like this guy has offered several NG bodies recently. The description always says it would be easy to fix. :rolleyes: I think he must have found a pile of factory rejects. You'd have to be a real bottomfeeder to bid on this stuff. Oops, there's already a bid. :)
-Steve W. |
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Location: Scotland | I've seen a few with "Fubar" written on them. A reliable souce claims that Fubar in this context stands for Frank Untermeyer, Bill and Roy. I haven't a clue who Roy is. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | (head down, hand raised in the air)
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Not only have I bid on this one but I have gotten 3-4 other bodies from this Seller.
I believe that as far as necks and bodies go - anything we see now as NOS was actually rejected or taken out of line knowing that it would take more effort to fix it. Good for repairs that could be charged direct but not drains on the bottom line for production.
There is also the "Shop wear" from stowage for 30 years.
I have a plan for this one if it comes my way.
I still feel it is sacreligious to deface existing O's in good shape but I have no qualms about being inspired using the bent or broken. |
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Location: NW NJ | Paul - I don't think that's what "fubar" means ... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | That's right!
It means For Use By Amateur Repairmen! |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by fillhixx:
That's right!
It means For Use By Amateur Repairmen! :D :D :D |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | It's related to SNAFU, with emphasis on the FU |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | First stage of affairs, JANFU
Join Another Nautical Fairy Unit! |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I think you guus are confusing NG with NFG. |
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Location: big island | i went to army basic training at fort ord, california in '75. had all that hair shorn to the nubs. there were several guys who signed up for the national guard attending basic with us regular army (RA) and army reserve (ER) recruits. we would have to count off and use the abbreviation for our branch. it would sound like, "ONE R-A, DRILL SARGEANT", "TWO N-G, DRILL SARGEANT" etc, etc. so whenever i see "NG" i automatically think national guard. the regular army guys would hassle the guardsmen for being anything but authentic grunts and would refer to them as the "No-Goods". |
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