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mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7733
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 9:34 pm:   Edit Post

Nice things happening for your bass! We are trying hard to collect more pictures than we used to, so there's lots of interesting things going on in assembly.

First, your body halves getting glued up:
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Out of the clamps:
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Bandsawing the template shape:
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Ready for shaping:
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Shaped:
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Special glow-in-the-dark material you sent us:
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Gluing the side dots in place:
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They glow!
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Fingerboard glue up:
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Peghead shaping:
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Half of rough neck shaping:
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Body to neck in the pipe clamps:
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Detail of glue up:
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jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko

Post Number: 3182
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 4:36 am:   Edit Post

Nice looking bass. the lacewood has a very delicate look to it. I just love these workshop shots; can't wait to see it in the flesh in September ;-)

graeme
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10707
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 5:59 am:   Edit Post

Great pictures!
hammer
Intermediate Member
Username: hammer

Post Number: 128
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:42 am:   Edit Post

Saw your bass when we visited last week. It's beautiful and I love the glow in the dark side dots. They really jump out at you when it's really dark and in environments with more light they can still be seen. It's almost as if they have their own dimmer control.
artswork99
Moderator
Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1736
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:49 am:   Edit Post

Very nice!
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 1488
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:50 am:   Edit Post

Are those tiny chalk marks on the edge of the fretboard just above the glow in the dark side dots (cool product!!)?

I think this top is going to be amazing when the finish hits. Look forward to seeing it and I really like the paper thin purpleheart/maple veneers just below the thicker purpleheart layer. Looks like a fantastic PB and grape jelly sandwich!
shingor64
Junior
Username: shingor64

Post Number: 19
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 8:00 am:   Edit Post

Thank you, Mica, thank you, folks!
I'm so excited to see the further progression than my expect.

I chose lacewood and ash because of their weight but they are also aesthetically fine.
I like it.

The inlay material is "lumiinlay", that is introduced by someone in this forum recently.
I have already installed them in the other bass by myself, and they're really useful.
You may buy them overseas.

http://www.luminlay.com/indexen.html
hammer
Intermediate Member
Username: hammer

Post Number: 130
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:17 pm:   Edit Post

Saw your bass when we visited last week. It's beautiful and I love the glow in the dark side dots. They really jump out at you when it's really dark and in environments with more light they can still be seen. It's almost as if they have their own dimmer control.
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 1223
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 7:34 am:   Edit Post

As much as I've loved the "progress" shots you've always been so kind as to show us, these "process" shots are so much cooler!!! Thanks, Mica!

Peter
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7789
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 - 9:36 pm:   Edit Post

Getting a rescarfed peghead to accommodate the 5-inline peghead.

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I will reveal the new shape next week :-)
shingor64
Junior
Username: shingor64

Post Number: 22
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 9:05 am:   Edit Post

Sounds good, thanks!

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