Any fancy a Major project?

[backwater]

I found this and wondered if any of the wood was recoverable?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250154355327&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk"]78 Musicmaster[/url]

Andy

[neepheid]

I'd love to have a go at this! Can't see how I could make it any worse

[Bloodaxe]

Ye Gods.

Looks like long-term water damage. How?

I'd suspect the integrity of any glued joints (like the three-piece body) & wonder about the state of the truss rod. If the latter's fine it should be salvageable.

[99ster]

Looks like it's been at the bottom of a canal for the last 10 years!

Seriously - that would cost you a lot more to fix than you could buy a nice '78 vintage Musicmaster bass for - in perfect condition!
In fact there's a nice looking '77 on eBay now for £400. To get this poor thing back to the same condition - properly restored for £400?
No chance.
RIP.

Edited August 13, 2007 by 99ster