Cerb Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) I will start this thread off in this manner... Disclaimer: Work shown herein may or may not be finished in a timely manner. Nothing but the top wood has been bought, and therefore I need time to gather stuff. Thank you for your cooperation. Here is the original sketch: Specs: - 4 string Fretless - Turquoise fretlines - Semi-Hollow - 32 1/2" Scale - Continuous cavity covers - Inlayed straplocks - Angled headstock - Singular adjustable string holders rather than a nut - Fiber optic side markers - Lotus inlay on back of bass - Nitro Lacquer Wood: - Wenge neckthrough with padauk at body - Flamed redwood, Padauk, Walnut, Wenge, Walnut, Padauk, Flamed Redwood wings - Gaboon Ebony Fingerboard Hardware: - All black - ETS MK III headless bridge - Duesenberg string clamps - Wooden Knobs Electronics: - Aguilar OBP-3 - Nordstand DC pups THE PROGRESS SHOTS CAN BE SEEN HERE Edited December 11, 2006 by Cerb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Nice choice of woods and a great original looking design. Normaly I only like very traditional shapes, but this looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Awesome body design, looks very comfortable for classical style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Sounds awsome i thought it would be interesting 2 put padauk and wenge together its a nice contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) Nice choice of woods and a great original looking design. Normaly I only like very traditional shapes, but this looks great. That's one thing that I strive for when designing; a nice blend of traditional and modern. Awesome body design, looks very comfortable for classical style. I'm hoping that it will be. I don't usually play classical style, but it does help straighten my back, and helps it to not cramp up while playing. The shorter scale will also help with the reach while playing classical style. Sounds awsome i thought it would be interesting 2 put padauk and wenge together its a nice contrast. Wenge and padauk, in that order, are my two favorite woods. On my last bass I used a padauk headstock backplate on a wenge neck. Not only do they look great alone, but they look even better together . Edited August 28, 2006 by Cerb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Do you know what "syzygy" is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Other than the coolest word in the dictionary? Yes. You'd have to see how I'm planning on doing the nut to understand where the name comes from. While designing the nut elements the word popped into my head because of the way they look and the alignment of them, so the name just stuck. Plus, it's the coolest word in the dictionary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Classical style is very very comfortable on smaller bodies when using the 2-hand taping technique. It's also nice to move the bass around when playing long sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Just a quick little update: Here are the top and back of the wings rough cut down the center to allow for glueing to their respective sides of the body. You can also see the outlined areas that will be cut away with a scroll saw for the cavity covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Looks good. Just one question, why the really big covers on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 They are mainly that large because I'm going for the hollowbody feel, and the body center in wenge, so I need to reduce as much weight as possible. Plus, I hate working in cramped up control cavities. I figure that since the plates will be continuous, it won't really detract from the look. If I wasn't making continuous plates, the cavities would be much smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted December 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) I got a few small things finished today. Just click the thumbnails for a larger image. Fingerboard tapered 15* angle and holes for nut elements of end of fingerboard 15* angle in neck wood Headstock lams glued and clamped Headstock lams dry with 15* angle Positions marked on fingerboard Holes drilled to accept fiber optic cable End of fingerboard shaped Channel routed on the back of the fingerboard for cable Tomorrow I will probably route the channels for the CF and TR rods and glue up the scarf joint. With any luck, by the end of the week I will have the ebony backplate on the headstock, have the neck tapered and have the headstock shaped. Edited December 11, 2006 by Cerb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Great work! I'm excited to see more progress on this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Nice to see some progress on this one =) keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 (edited) The scarf joint turned out perfect. I'm very pleased with the results, being as it is my first and I was quite worried about it. Here it is after cleaning it up: I finished all of the work on the fingerboard as well. Here is is after radiusing to 10" and cutting an access hole for truss rod adjustment: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/Cer...Progress/21.jpg Edited December 15, 2006 by Cerb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Looks great, can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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