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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5611
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 7:25 pm:   Edit Post

I unearthed this fantastic grafted Walnut piece from our wood pile:
wood

After bookmatching, mom, Mary, Kris and I conferred to pick the top:
top

and the back:
back

And the simple sandwich with Walnut top and back and Cherry core on the first shaping fixture:
assembly

Sweet!
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7107
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 5:16 pm:   Edit Post

What a cool piece of wood!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5629
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post

Neck to body attachment:

carve

carve

carve

carve
funkyjazzjunky
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Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 218
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 12:54 pm:   Edit Post

I like that Walnut.

Grafted Walnut? Is that two species?
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5630
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 2:01 pm:   Edit Post

It's a common practice for orchards here in California. They use the native Walnut as the rootstock, since its adapted to live in the clay soils we have. Then a European Walnut is grafted on since they tend to make larger and tastier walnuts. At the grafting boundary, really interesting things happen.
dualtonality
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Username: dualtonality

Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 9:45 am:   Edit Post

looks fantastic!! beautiful top wood. shaping up nicely. thanks for the updates!
dadabass2001
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Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 957
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 6:24 pm:   Edit Post

Congratulations Tom.
That walnut is just incredible! I see a Spade suite for cards ... or perhaps something more intimate. But what amazing figuring. Mica, did you use it all, or is there enough for another top?

Mike
rushfan
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Username: rushfan

Post Number: 43
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 6:29 pm:   Edit Post

that is a nice bass!! i really want to see it completed.

(Message edited by rushfan on October 14, 2008)
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 362
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 5:35 am:   Edit Post

So, what I'm wondering is this: is there a tonal reason for using the Black Walnut side for the bass bouts & the European Walnut side for the treble? :-) (While I am being facetious, would any of us be surprised to find out that Alembic did take like something into account?)

Peter

(Message edited by cozmik_cowboy on October 15, 2008)
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5654
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:00 pm:   Edit Post

With some finish:
spray
It's so pretty.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 1965
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 4:33 am:   Edit Post

WOW! That is stunning!

graeme
georgie_boy
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Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 556
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 5:44 am:   Edit Post

Stunning!!
Funny....I was just reading about grafted walnut yesterday, and fall upon this today.
Nature can be cruel, but so beautiful as well.

george
dualtonality
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Username: dualtonality

Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 6:12 am:   Edit Post

Wowsers!! absolutely gorgeous.
funkyjazzjunky
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Post Number: 231
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 11:05 am:   Edit Post

Beautiful
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5731
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 5:36 pm:   Edit Post

Most of the finish now:

preset

Just getting preset, which means the stainless steel frets are now in place, and the hardware is going over to the chrome plater tomorrow.
altgrendel
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Username: altgrendel

Post Number: 10
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 6:21 pm:   Edit Post

Beautiful!

The flames radiating from the bridge pickup route remind me of cats whiskers.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5897
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009 - 7:23 pm:   Edit Post

Rubbed out and back in the setup room:

setup

This is a really cool bass!
dlbydgtl
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Username: dlbydgtl

Post Number: 55
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 5:50 pm:   Edit Post

Beautiful bass! this confirms that my next Alembic will be walnut. You are going to have an amazing bass. john
dualtonality
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Username: dualtonality

Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Monday, February 23, 2009 - 9:23 am:   Edit Post

Wow! Absolutely stunning. I can't get over how gorgeous the top is. Thanks for the update Mica!

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