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Author Message byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 477 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:52 pm:    It's all my fault. I'm not apologizing, though. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1983 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 7:26 am:    The dual peghead bevel is very attractive IMHO. Of course I'm biased - my in progress Further was the first Alembic to receive this treatment (though not the first to be completed). It gives the peghead a smaller more delicate look - very classy. I really like the Valentino peghead omega too. It wouldn't work on my Further, but in general I think it's very cool. Lookin' good Bradley. One of these days (months? years?) We'll have to get these two long gestation instruments together! Bill, tgo byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 479 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 8:23 am:    Well, technically, counsellor, they are together right now, but I think I understand your intent. byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 697 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 2:14 pm:    Inlay is getting closer. We're inching along. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4695 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 2:27 pm:    Inching, that's a good word! We should know on Monday if the material we can get in the large size you want to inlay to be is pretty enough to put on your bass. We're also thinking that some engraved shading to give the banner more of a 3D effect will look cool. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 481 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 2:36 pm:    Somehow I think the Latin translation I tried isn't quite right.... "until to live tacui dead of the gods to praise" Anyone care to translate for this non-latin speaking fool? Where is the inlay going to be positioned Bradley? lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2471 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 4:13 pm:    "Dumb vixens tackle the dead. God applauds"? Of course, I flunked latin in 7th grade. Bill tgo byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 698 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:48 pm:    The quote is appropriated from a quote that has been found on the inside of violins and pianos. The original quote was: Dum vixi tacui, mortua, dulce cano. "Living, I was mute, dead, I sweetly sing." Interesting reference here. (second paragraph) Which was then transformed into the quote above, "Dum vixi tacui, mortua, Deum laudo" i.e. I praise God. Bradley byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 699 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:07 pm:    Banner placement is approximately: We're currently waiting on some mother of pearl, which, if it looks good, will allow us to finalize the design. Apparently, pieces that are over 1.75 inches are rare-ish, and I wanted the inlay to be bigger while retaining the same shape. And looking nice. And not having seams. I feel sorry for Mica. But I can definitely say: this bass is going to be the one. Bill, how'd you make it out of law school with such b-movie inspired Latin? *snicker* mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4708 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 5:02 pm:    The super huge material did not show up today. I'll let you know if we get it tomorrow. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2481 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 5:21 pm:    Bradley: Lookin' good! As for law school, the only Latin I seem to have retained is "Pro Bono". Good for the Karma, bad for the Alembic collection. LOL By the way, I just got off the phone ordering a Calton Case for my Further. I was feeling weird without having something to wait for! Bill, tgo flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1586 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 8:43 pm:    brad dont leave me here by myself first bill now you? byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 705 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 10:43 pm:    Heh. Doesn't look like your guitar collection is languishing too much. Maybe you're doing some "Pro Bill-o" work too? Only a few items left in the "custom" hopper: custom pickups (wood, but discontinuous) custom tailpiece 2 1/2 years on, and it's looking like the light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe I should start finishing off my rig-o-doom. byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 706 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 9:57 am:    Flax, You get no sympathy from me. I'm sure the wolf will keep you company . flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1587 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 9:01 pm:    stand clear brad bob goes to work on scarlet next week byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 708 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:37 pm:    That sounds like a challenge, dude. Alembic drag racing at its finest. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2482 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 11:07 pm:    The race to second place! hehehehe Bill, tgo byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 709 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 3:00 pm:    Bill, I may be second, but you managed to finish in the top ten. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur Bradley flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1590 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 3:24 pm:    EXCUSE ME Didnt jeff get scooter first? see -thc does cause long term memory issues flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1591 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 3:26 pm:    ars dicktim pukas vomitus byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 711 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 6:53 pm:    Oh, I see how it is, Rhett: You talk about Scarlet all this time, And when you're going to lose the race you fall back on scooter? Scarlett: Cathleen, Who's that? Cathleen Calvert: Who? Scarlett: That man looking at us and smiling? The nasty dark one? Cathleen Calvert: My dear don't you know? Thats Rhett Butler! He's from Charleston, he has the most terrible reputation! Scarlett: He looks as if he knows what I look like without my shimmy mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4711 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 1:49 pm:    So the shell arrived this am, and it looks really nice. I'll rescale the artwork according to our last email exchange on the matter and you can give me the go ahead if it's okay. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2492 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 2:27 pm:    As the beaver said to his former beaver girlfriend when she asked him to tranfer all title to their residence to her name exclusively: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a dam" Lookin' good Bradley. It shouldn't be long now. Bill, tgo flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1592 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 3:14 pm:    did jerry mathers really say that? rraymond Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 290 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 3:29 pm:    Sounds more like Eddie Haskell! lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2494 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 6:12 pm:    No, it wasn't Beaver Cleaver, it was his eldest brother, Eldridge! Bill, tgo byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 714 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 6:22 pm:    Woo Hoo! Here we go. Bradley hifiguy Intermediate Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 106 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 7:18 pm:    Couldn't resist this. Scene 8 Romanes Eunt Domus [scary music] CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'? BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'. CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on! BRIAN: Aah! CENTURION: Come on! BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'? CENTURION: Goes like...? BRIAN: 'Annus'? CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...? BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'? CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'? BRIAN: 'Go'. Let-- CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'. BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'. CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...? BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'. CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...? BRIAN: The... imperative! CENTURION: Which is...? BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'! CENTURION: How many Romans? BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'. CENTURION: 'Ite'. BRIAN: Ah. Eh. CENTURION: 'Domus'? BRIAN: Eh. CENTURION: Nominative? BRIAN: Oh. CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy? BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah! CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...? BRIAN: The locative, sir! CENTURION: Which is...?! BRIAN: 'Domum'. CENTURION: 'Domum'. BRIAN: Aaah! Ah. CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand? BRIAN: Yes, sir. CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times. BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir. CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off. BRIAN: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir! rraymond Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 291 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 8:29 pm:    Glomming onto the Monty Python slant, I'll add a "Wink, wink, nudge, nudge!" BTW, Bradley, the bass that's the reason for this thread in the first place, is amazing! Congrats! byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 715 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 8:49 pm:    Reid, thanks for the compliment.