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Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
So, back in July Sergio started a thread titled "Somebody Buy Me This." It was for a 1988 CE 24 body that popped up for sale. After watching folks banter about for a couple days on this, and watching the clock counting down on the item, I decided to pull the rug out from everyone and buy it :hello:. Well, a night of bonding with a bottle of tequila may have made the decision a little easier (but not necessarily wiser!). At any rate, I thought a thread on the rebuild project would be appropriate.
The body showed up a week ago. I contacted the PTC to see if they would be willing to do the rebuild, along with a custom neck. I knew their policy on necks, but was hoping if it was something I was sending them, and they were doing it, they would make an exception. I wasn't surprised, nor upset, when they said they couldn't do it. I was actually glad that didn't work out because I've always wanted to do a little project like this, but just never got around to it.
It's pretty beat up. A fair amount of chips, and some nasty belt rash, and pick wear. What you'd expect for a 27 year old body.
So, I needed to start piecing things together. So far, I've got this:
I have pick ups and a 2000 NOS Mann-Made trem on order for it. The pickups are being wound this week, and should be here by the end of next week. The trem is at their plating guy (I ordered a gold one), and should be here in about two weeks according to Roxanne. There's a truss rod cover and gold plated jack somewhere between here and Maryland in the hands of FedEx that should be here this week too. The only challenge is a neck, and I knew that would be tough.
As for progress, I dropped the body off this morning for a paint job. They said 10 days, or 2 weeks. We'll see.
BTW, I posted in General because I don't intend to try and pass this off as a PRS. I mean in body and parts it will be, but it's not original, and I wouldn't want anyone to get the impression that that is my goal.
The body showed up a week ago. I contacted the PTC to see if they would be willing to do the rebuild, along with a custom neck. I knew their policy on necks, but was hoping if it was something I was sending them, and they were doing it, they would make an exception. I wasn't surprised, nor upset, when they said they couldn't do it. I was actually glad that didn't work out because I've always wanted to do a little project like this, but just never got around to it.
It's pretty beat up. A fair amount of chips, and some nasty belt rash, and pick wear. What you'd expect for a 27 year old body.
So, I needed to start piecing things together. So far, I've got this:
I have pick ups and a 2000 NOS Mann-Made trem on order for it. The pickups are being wound this week, and should be here by the end of next week. The trem is at their plating guy (I ordered a gold one), and should be here in about two weeks according to Roxanne. There's a truss rod cover and gold plated jack somewhere between here and Maryland in the hands of FedEx that should be here this week too. The only challenge is a neck, and I knew that would be tough.
As for progress, I dropped the body off this morning for a paint job. They said 10 days, or 2 weeks. We'll see.
BTW, I posted in General because I don't intend to try and pass this off as a PRS. I mean in body and parts it will be, but it's not original, and I wouldn't want anyone to get the impression that that is my goal.
