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Post by gaucho on Mar 19, 2014 15:36:15 GMT
Did all the 1930's National biscuits have a PAT number stamped on them or were some completely unmarked? I have a 30's cone (rolled edges not the earlier hand cut edges) and the biscuit is definitely very old but it's just black with no markings. It needs some work but if it's original I'll definitely use it. If it appears not to be, I may just use a NRP biscuit. Thanks in advance!
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Post by rbe on Mar 19, 2014 21:11:18 GMT
Not all vintage biscuits have patent numbers. But my experience has been that the plain ones showed up later, more around the 14-fret era. Does it have the holes from the tacks on the underside? I don't think many people thought to replace the biscuit and still use the tacks. That being said, to me a vintage biscuit is a vintage biscuit. The wood is dry and has doe all of its moving. The real question is what are you considering work on it? If it needs more than sanding the bottom, maybe replacing the bridge (and the work associated with that) and possibly a light coat of paint, if truly necessary. Then you might just replace it. But really, nothing ever seems as dry as some of the old wood you find on Nationals.
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Post by gaucho on Mar 19, 2014 21:20:31 GMT
It just needs the bottom sanded (bit of glue there) and I need to make a new bridge (it got a tiny nub of a bridge right now). It's all stuff I've down before. I've already popped out the old bridge and made a maple replacement. This biscuit seems a hair thinner than past vintage National biscuits I've dealt with in the past. Thanks for the info!
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Post by resonatorman on Mar 19, 2014 21:40:53 GMT
I've had some early biscuits (1930) with nothing at all on them. Pretty roughly done too. Not even sure whether they are maple...but dry as a desert just like rbe said.
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