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Earl Schreyer (eschreyer)
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Username: eschreyer

Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 7:22 pm:   Edit Post

Hello Mica,
I was curious, do have any idea, or an example, of what my bass might look like if I were to take the smokey black finish off and go with the natural wood. The serial number is;
94U8502

The finish is cool, I just consider it from time to time, what if??

Thanks,
Earl
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Username: mica

Post Number: 736
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 7:31 pm:   Edit Post

The instrument file says "very Flame Maple" so it should look like a nice Flame Maple Europa. Refinishing takes a good 2 months to complete (longer if the shop is booked heavily) and runs a hefty $950 these days. When you get the bass back, it looks as new.

The file also indicates this bass was originally Emerald Green - you don't happen to have any photos from before, do you?
Earl Schreyer (eschreyer2)
Junior
Username: eschreyer2

Post Number: 27
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 9:39 am:   Edit Post

Hi Mica,
Thanks for looking up the file. Yes, it was Emerald Green at first. I didn't really like it because I hoping for a darker green, so we changed it to black. Looking back, it was pretty cool, it just wasn't for me. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of the first one.
"Very Flame Maple" sounds interesting. I just havn't seen a lot of Flame Maple Maple tops on Europa's so I don't really have a good picture in my head of what it would look like. Do you have pictures of anything that might be close?
Thanks again for responding, very good cusomer relations! $950 is not that big a deal for me, I have a Chapman Stick I'm thinking of selling.
Thanks,
Earl
Earl Schreyer (eschreyer2)
Junior
Username: eschreyer2

Post Number: 28
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 12:52 pm:   Edit Post

Hi again,
Maybe kind a like this??

http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/1140.html?1026940268

Thanks,
Earl

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