ok gang
i need everyone to scrunch their eyes, thinnk real hard and say some prayers... :-)
 
spoke to valentino late yesterday
 
the finish seems to be holding and it may very well ship next week if all goes well

Flax,
Happy thoughts ..... Good Luck .....  
 
Keith

Fingers and toes all crossed for ya Jeff!
 
Graeme

Next week, James will rub out the Direwolf. So here's today's look at the inlay:

 
After the rubout, we are planning to wait about a week before buffing, to observe if there are any changes from the friction.  
 
Will keep you updated of course!

This looks so cool, even the wolf is drooling!  I've got my fingers crossed for you, Jeff.  
 
Bill, tgo

mica
thank you so much -i am quite surprised and pleased to see a photo of me ole friend.
bill- thanks and btw- i dreamt i moved to san francisco last night- swear!

how;s the patient?
stable or in need of another transfusion?

I was on the phone with Mica an hour ago and she thought you spoke to Val earlier about it.  I guess not...
 
She told me that she thought your bass got a rub out today.  It was looking good, but they want to give it about a week to ensure that it is stable before buffing.  Sounds like it's getting close.
 
She also told me about some of the procedures they were going through to test the finish and it sounded really thorough.

thanks bob
val called me round 10 pm ny time and pretty much said the same
the rub out is going to be on friday.
yes we be getting closer
:-)

Hi Jeff,
Glad to hear the Wolf is almost done recuperating.Gotta be a great excuse to put more pics up when you two are reunited.
Best Wishes,
Simon.

sad to say....
val let me know friday that it went back to spray as they are still not satisfied with the problem being resolved....
i know its not their fault and they are being cautious
but this is getting very very depressing

Sorry, Jeff.

Jeff,  
I can't really suggest that you be patient, because it's becoming obvious that you have more of that than I could imagine.  I can't help but believe it will be worth it when Direwolf is back in your hands, since you already know what you're missing.  If they can't find a good solution to the problem, my inclination would probably be to accept the raised finish at the wood-fault-line as the reality of building a bass out of such dissimilar woods, and enjoy it for what it is (a massively wonderful instrument).  It may ultimately be a candidate for an oil finish, which would look (and feel) great as well.  At any rate, I think we all feel your pain yet envy that you'll get to play this wonderful Alembic again soon enough, and that it will be yours forever.
 
Best of luck with all of it, Jeff...
John

Bummer! I can only imagine what you are feeling. Sure it's no'ones fault but still a real pain in the butt!
Hope she comes home to you soon.
 
Al

Maybe it's time to consider starting over, or at least re-topping the bass?