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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
 |  Subject: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40)  Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:00 pm | |
| I bought this on Ebay a few weeks ago. Its a little rough, but I expect to get it back to beautiful. It came without strings, so I haven't even played it yet. I disassembled it, and I'm in the process of making repairs, and cleaning. I thought I would share my progress... I emailed Peavey with the ser.# and it turns out to be an '82 ( I was just entering Jr. High )  Here she is in pieces... [img]  The body is in decent shape. I love the color! A few nicks, dings, and scratches. I plan on using a buffer to get rid of the surface scratches, and bring the clear back to life. [/img]  The headstock has a crack in it. It's about 4" long, and it runs behind the E string tuner. It has been repaired, and it looks like a decent job. It seems stable, but I have not had strings on it yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. [img]  The neck is nice and straight. The fingerboard has a few "string wear" grooves here and there. The frets are the same way. The finish is dull. My brother is a finisher for a furniture company, so I'm hoping he can help me out here...   The electronics... It has blade pickups. The rings aren't looking so good. Worn and cracked. I ordered new ones. One of the toggle switches is broken. Thanks to this forum, I was able to figure out which one to order! I'm waiting for it to arrive. I also ordered a new pickguard... [/img]  Now here's something interesting.... On the underside of the pickguard, barely visible is a signature. I dont know if it's a factory worker, or what?.... You can only see it in a certain light. I got a decent picture of it... [img]  I will post more pics as I progress. Hopefully this wont take too long! I have now been bitten by the T-40 bug! I am looking for a nice natural finish to compliment this one! | |
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OzarkRifleman
Posts : 104
Join date : 2008-07-19
Age : 48
Location : Cassville, MO
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:06 pm | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:13 pm | |
| - OzarkRifleman wrote:
- nice! Looks like fun!
Thanks! It is a lot of fun! | |
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Scottpro1969
Posts : 420
Join date : 2007-11-26
Age : 54
Location : Minot AFB, ND
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:17 pm | |
| Most excellent...looks great!!! I have my own polishing process that leaves a mirror-like finish. I love bringing a project back to life.
Thanks for taking the time to take pics of progress. If you ever have any questions about the T-40, this is the place to ask!! We look forward to hearing your opinion when she's back together and ready to rock!! I'm sure you'll love her!! | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:02 pm | |
| - Scottpro1969 wrote:
- Most excellent...looks great!!! I have my own polishing process that leaves a mirror-like finish. I love bringing a project back to life.
Thanks for taking the time to take pics of progress. If you ever have any questions about the T-40, this is the place to ask!! We look forward to hearing your opinion when she's back together and ready to rock!! I'm sure you'll love her!! Thanks Scott! I am more than anxious to get this finished! | |
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Frank N. Peavey
Posts : 699
Join date : 2007-11-27
Age : 58
Location : Home of the Choo Choo
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:15 am | |
| I love project threads! Keep 'em coming! | |
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Scottpro1969
Posts : 420
Join date : 2007-11-26
Age : 54
Location : Minot AFB, ND
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:11 pm | |
| Hey Elbows, love the hockey references. I lived in Bethlehem for a few years. I love the Lehigh Valley and miss it. I grew up in Massachusetts so I'm a huge Bruins fan. Hockey isn't as popular as it used to be, lack of a TV contract has really hurt it. It's sad to me. I'll still do Fantasy Hockey though. I'm a Fantasy sports geek in addition to a bass geek.  | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:04 pm | |
| - Scottpro1969 wrote:
- Hey Elbows, love the hockey references. I lived in Bethlehem for a few years. I love the Lehigh Valley and miss it.
I grew up in Massachusetts so I'm a huge Bruins fan. Hockey isn't as popular as it used to be, lack of a TV contract has really hurt it. It's sad to me. I'll still do Fantasy Hockey though. I'm a Fantasy sports geek in addition to a bass geek. Wow! Thats very cool! I'm about 15 min outside of Quakertown. I'm also a fantasy hockey addict... I just started a Yahoo League... I have 2 spots left.... PM me if you're interested. Were you in a band in the Lehigh Valley? I used to play alot in the area in the early to mid 90's. | |
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Frank N. Peavey
Posts : 699
Join date : 2007-11-27
Age : 58
Location : Home of the Choo Choo
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:55 am | |
| 1982... HE was in junior high... PT43 was a year from joining the military....
Scott - I worked security for the Blues when I was stationed at Scott. I wasn't much of a hockey fan before I started working there, I guess growing up in KY/TN I didn't get much exposure beyond that Paul Newman movie (which was freaking brilliant). | |
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Pipou
Posts : 16
Join date : 2007-12-08
Age : 47
Location : Six-Fours, France
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:48 am | |
| It seems to be an "All parts" Peavey, like Fender  Congrat'z ! | |
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ajish4
Posts : 110
Join date : 2008-03-03
Age : 62
Location : Stuart, FL
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:23 am | |
| WOW, What a SWEET looking bass! FUN? HAVING FUN? I"d rather have root canal than work on my bass! I envy you guys, I can intonate my strings, and that's about it. When I see a bass all torn apart like that, I sweat!  | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:03 pm | |
| - ajish4 wrote:
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When I see a bass all torn apart like that, I sweat! Lol! There's really not much to it. Glad you like it! | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
Location : The Penalty Box.... Philly 'burbs
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:16 pm | |
| Ugh... I went to assemble this beauty, and the place I ordered the pickguard from sent me the wrong one!!!  It looks like its a T-60 pickguard. So, I called, and they are sending me the replacement. Damn... I was really excited to play this thing tonight! Oh well, good things are worth waiting for I guess. The body buffed out really nice. I cleaned up the fretboard with some lemon oil, and it looks great! I soldered on the new toggle switch, and I cleaned up the knobs, bridge, saddles, etc. I bought some Super Slinkys...I've never played them before. I'm really anxious to hear it!! I'll post some pics of the final product! Hopefully very soon!! | |
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High Elbows
Posts : 22
Join date : 2008-08-27
Age : 53
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| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:01 pm | |
| I'm done! Here she is... [img]  [/img]  [img]  I love the grain! I'm having a little trouble getting the action to where I like it, but overall, I'm very happy with the way it turned out! What do you think? | |
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Scottpro1969
Posts : 420
Join date : 2007-11-26
Age : 54
Location : Minot AFB, ND
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:35 pm | |
| Simply stunning, great job! | |
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Frank N. Peavey
Posts : 699
Join date : 2007-11-27
Age : 58
Location : Home of the Choo Choo
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:51 am | |
| Lookin' good!  | |
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.Viktor Bassenstein.
Posts : 88
Join date : 2008-05-24
Age : 114
Location : Northridge, CA
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:38 am | |
| Dude...Fucking Nice. Can i send you all my T-40's so you can fix em up for me? ...Please????  | |
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Frank N. Peavey
Posts : 699
Join date : 2007-11-27
Age : 58
Location : Home of the Choo Choo
| | Subject: Re: Here she is... my T-40 project (my first t-40) Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:15 am | |
| Yep, she's a beauty! | |
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High Elbows
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