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gravesbass
 Post subject: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 7:31 am 
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The finish looks like it's been stored in a case in a hot climate for years or pulled out of a flood. Neck finish looks yellowish. I would be concerned and request a 48 hour trial period. :shock:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-LeftHanded ... 1138782695
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 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 8:05 am 
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 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 8:34 am 
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I'm allegic to mould. I had an allergy attack when I looked at the picassa slidshow :(
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 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 10:47 am 
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He should call it "relic'd" and ask another $1000 for it.
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gravesbass
 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 1:20 pm 
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My nose itches just looking at the photos from the link:

picasaweb.google.com/110810045277264946672/Rickysmall?authkey=Gv1sRgCKfB77X-4oPebg

That's some bad mold eating away at the finish. The neck appears to be delaminating too. THRASHER!!!
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Lefty007
 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 1:33 pm 
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Wow, I didn't know they had pulled a Ric from the Titanic wreck.
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 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: September 30th, 2013, 7:38 pm 
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I could transform that ugly duckling into a beautiful hummingbird in my lab trust me.....
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Lefty007
 Post subject: Re: 75' Fireglo RIC on the bay..... severe heat damage?
PostPosted: October 1st, 2013, 5:44 am 
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thumbslam wrote:
I could transform that ugly duckling into a beautiful hummingbird in my lab trust me.....


I can see that. A friend of mine had his neck-through Spector sit in water for a few days because of a basement flood, and the neck came apart and all. . . it was a mess, a lot worse than the Ric in question. But a good tech/luthier put if back together better than new without much trouble.
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