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09-BC RICH VIRGIN NJ SERIES
Bought from a dodgy E Bay seller, few things left unmentioned in description, so more work than expected on this awesome guitar. Always so good to work on BC Rich guitars, so well made not only the higher end but the bronze series too. BC Rich are my personal favourite guitars, sound killer straight off the shelf. It is always a mystery to me why people insist on adding cheap parts to these guitars, I always buy original parts when i comes to quality guitars, it also maintains the value.
*= CUSTOM PART / FITTING / ORIGINAL CHROME PARTS KEPT
COLLECTION # 009 MAKE: BC RICH MODEL: VIRGIN SERIES: NJ SERIES SERIAL NUMBER: 21401972 YEAR BUILT: STRING COUNT: 6 TUNING: E STANDARD E/A/D/G/B/E
BRIDGE: licensed Under Floyd Rose Tremolo Parts. Aftermarket trem arm NO Original. PICKUPS: BC Rich Double Humbucker LAYOUT: HH-HH PICKUP SELECTOR SWITCH: 3 MADE IN: KOREA
BODY: BLACK HEADSTOCK: BC Rich Horned / Black NECK: Bolt-on NECK WOOD: FRET BOARD WOOD: Rosewood BODY WOOD: BOUGHT second hand: 24/11/21
The final result, sounds killer.Discoloured machine heads when bought.Rust neck bolts and discoloured spacers as i found it.Original screws has rusted.Some idiot had drilled a new strap nut hole on back of guitar.Switch plate had rust screws so replaced them all.*These licenced Floyd Rose are so good. Who would let it get so dirty. Think they are manufactured in Germany, with the best quality steel. This will Clean up purfectly.Broken trem arm mount. Still works tho but i will replace it ASAP.ALl Pickup guard screws were eally rusty. Will replace them all later.Really dirty Head-stockFloyd Rose tension springs and the whole cavity need cleaning bad.This looks like a new replacement part. Luckily its a official Floyd Rose part, so its getting spray painted black.Time to strip down and start the cleaning.Body marked with number 2? .Neck bolt hols are perfectly straight and in great condition.All parts get a wash in hot soapy water.Then left to soak in WD40 overnight. sealed container helps keep smell down.Some of the fittings sanded down with some 1000 grit sandpaper then cleaned, spry painted black. Fret-board cleaned a few times with Lemon oil, was really greasy.All body work stage 1; cleaned with guitar detailer.All body work stage 2; waxedNeck refitted with cleaned spacers and the spry painted original bolts. Care taken to replace all bolts back into same original holes.Head-stock cleanedMachine heads cleaned serviced and replaced.No more discolouration to machine heads.Slight Chips out of the horns but most BC Rich second hand guitars suffer from this.Fully restored to like new condition.Replaced pickup cover screws with matched size new steel screws.Fret-board hydrationReally cleaned up well.Switch nut and washer after paint. Like new.Screws & nut After paint.Plate Cleaned up well.Strap holes filled with fine sawdust and glue.sanded and masking tape removed.Touch up paint, will stop any more damage to paint, not best colour match but will hold out now.On removing the locking nut housing found a screw that had been replaced,over tightened and the screw head just came right out.After the panic was over, used a scalpel to start to cut away wood until i could reach the broken screw.Screw was in multiple peaces.And not a original screw, poor quality metal.Screw came out cleaner than i expected.Offending hole cleaned and prepared for rebuilding. Managed to get all screw out without damaging the truss rod wall.All the screw remains.Hole filled with glue and fine wood shavings, compacted down until solid.Sanded down with 800 grit.Then 1000 grit.Re drilled the hold to exactly same size and correct location.Original spacer restored & glued back in place.re drilled strap nut hole and fitted Dunlop Lock StrapsBoth strap nuts are totally like new and secure.BC RICH – VIRGIN – NJ SERIES – MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION & SETUP.
