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SSO720 · January 25th, 2013, 11:06 AM

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This blue streaking is showing up in different areas of this neck

Cat MacKinnon · January 25th, 2013, 11:38 AM

you mean that dark straight line? i guess it could be a mineral streak, but i've never seen one that precise before. you should post more pics of the neck where it occurs, since it's really hard to tell what it could be just from that one photo.

aikiguy · January 25th, 2013, 11:49 AM

The smugy looking thing could be, the pencil line not so much.

Guy
:-)

crazydave911 · January 25th, 2013, 12:16 PM

This should be better

First, am I correct in assuming this is on the headstock Paul? If so, has it been thinned yet? That does have a bluish haze to it, making a mineral steak unlikely but not impossible. Could you wipe it down with mineral spirits and post another picture? I'm hesitant to say without these facts in hand. One thing I'm pretty sure of...........I'd make a neck out of it anyway

guitar2005 · January 25th, 2013, 12:58 PM

Looks like a burn mark.

flyingbanana · January 25th, 2013, 01:04 PM

I vote pencil line. Did you try erasing it? Naphtha works well.

SSO720 · January 25th, 2013, 01:14 PM

It on the heel, headstock and showed in flat and endgrain. I have sanded and wiped but it stays. This is the top of the headstock

crazydave911 · January 25th, 2013, 01:39 PM

Hmmmm, try brushing on a little Chlorox with an old toothbrush. If it changes color or comes off, it's likely mold

SSO720 · January 25th, 2013, 04:48 PM

I have tried Clorox and Oxiclean with negative results. So I am starting over on a new neck. This is a bass for a friend and it has to be perfect. The maple may have been a little too bright for this bass.
I have some Walnut and Canary I might try.

Ronkirn · January 25th, 2013, 04:56 PM

yes it's a mineral streak…

Ron Kirn

Barncaster · January 25th, 2013, 04:59 PM

I have a book matched maple cap with a lot of blue in it. Very unusual and cool.

January 25th, 2013, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
SSO720 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Knoxville TN Age: 65 Posts: 317	Is this a mineral deposit Attachment 163131 This blue streaking is showing up in different areas of this neck

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Cat MacKinnon Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 798	you mean that dark straight line? i guess it could be a mineral streak, but i've never seen one that precise before. you should post more pics of the neck where it occurs, since it's really hard to tell what it could be just from that one photo. __________________ Curator of fine useless information.

January 25th, 2013, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 6,991 2 Photos	This should be better First, am I correct in assuming this is on the headstock Paul? If so, has it been thinned yet? That does have a bluish haze to it, making a mineral steak unlikely but not impossible. Could you wipe it down with mineral spirits and post another picture? I'm hesitant to say without these facts in hand. One thing I'm pretty sure of...........I'd make a neck out of it anyway __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

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crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 6,991 2 Photos	Hmmmm, try brushing on a little Chlorox with an old toothbrush. If it changes color or comes off, it's likely mold __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

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January 25th, 2013, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
aikiguy Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alameda California Posts: 262	The smugy looking thing could be, the pencil line not so much. Guy :-)

January 25th, 2013, 12:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
guitar2005 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada, Québec Posts: 610	Looks like a burn mark.

January 25th, 2013, 01:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
flyingbanana Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern, California Posts: 5,108	I vote pencil line. Did you try erasing it? Naphtha works well.

January 25th, 2013, 04:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
SSO720 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Knoxville TN Age: 65 Posts: 317	I have tried Clorox and Oxiclean with negative results. So I am starting over on a new neck. This is a bass for a friend and it has to be perfect. The maple may have been a little too bright for this bass. I have some Walnut and Canary I might try.

January 25th, 2013, 04:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 66 Posts: 7,416	yes it's a mineral streak… Ron Kirn __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

January 25th, 2013, 04:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Barncaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,095	I have a book matched maple cap with a lot of blue in it. Very unusual and cool.

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