You are correct TOm that it would decrease the value, but to be perfectly honest, it isn't worth much now any way. When I purchased it, I paid $900 or so for it. If I were to sell it today, it would fetch a price of around $500 to $600 and with the damage fixed and only if it was so fixed you wouldn't notice it, that may not affect the price to much. Point is I have nothing to loose since I have no plans to ever sell it. At this point a new one would actually cost me $1,500 since Fender raised their price a good deal, but doesn't seem to affect the resale value much. You do however make a good point about the impact on the resale. Of course I probably wouldn't fix it myself. I'd have it done properly, but I would on the other hand strip it down myself and do something different. On Oct 6, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Tom Hodges wrote:
> I would take it to the professionals to fix as any home repair will > decrease > the value of it. > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:17 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Stripping and a Finishing Touch > > Well I asked my wife about this, but nearly got slapped, so thought I > should ask you guys and oh yeah gals as well. Okay, just kidding, but > grabbed your attention didn't I? > So, I have a Fender Jazz bass that for some inexplicable reason > developed a crack in the coating which is some type of urithane > (spelled incorrectly of course) and I did not realize this until > something snagged on my shirt and pulled a good piece of the material > off the edge. So, now I'm faced with two options. One is take it to > the shop to have this problem repaired since they have the experience, > tools, and materials to do the job right. I'm not honestly sure what > the stuff is that they put on there at the factory. The other option > is to finish what has already started and remove all that stuff. Then > i'd have an instrument I could do a hand-rubbed finish on, restain, or > simply apply a much thinner coat of urithane or some protective > material. The thought process is that an unfinished instrument will > have a slightly or perhaps a more noticeable difference in tone. The > whole point of this message is then to ask what would be the best way > to remove the remaining material if I chose to do so. Would I start > with a really heavy grit paper and then begin to work to a finer > paper? Assuming I do all of this, and I don't damage the stain already > on the instrument, what type of material would be best for I believe > it is Swamp Ash and might be something else in there like Alder, but > in any case any thoughts would be appreciated. The idea of a natural > finish is appealing and at this point it has a tobacco sunburst finish > on it, so time to decide. I do like the sunburst finish, but the > urithane can hide the true sound of the wood perhaps. > Well hey, any thoughts welcome, I'm not do to hit the shop Thursday in > any event. > > tnx, > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
