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lmiwa
Intermediate Member
Username: lmiwa
Post Number: 169
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 6:44 am: |  |
WOW!!!
That is spectacular! |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 7923
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 1:35 pm: | |
Beautiful!! |
altgrendel
Member
Username: altgrendel
Post Number: 67
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 6:54 pm: | |
Man oh man.
That is really something. |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 15
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 6:59 pm: | |
Mica,
Wow! Susan has once again worked her magic ...
'Tonbo' is almost there ...
D |
sd83
New
Username: sd83
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 4:01 pm: | |
Might be the most beautiful inlay I have ever seen... |
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1091
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 4:53 pm: | |
That's stunning.
Now I have to dry off my keyboard again...
Mike |
crgaston
Senior Member
Username: crgaston
Post Number: 538
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 5:54 pm: | |
Shazam!!
That's nice! |
deburgh
Member
Username: deburgh
Post Number: 53
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 8:54 am: | |
Man that inlay is gorgeous! |
robinc
Intermediate Member
Username: robinc
Post Number: 146
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 1:29 pm: | |
what are the materials used in that inlay? I love how it crosses the frets, gives a wonderful illusion of motion. Wonderful job! |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 16
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, May 02, 2009 - 12:54 pm: | |
Hi Mica,
Looking lovely. How is progress?
David |
crobbins
Advanced Member
Username: crobbins
Post Number: 348
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 6:09 pm: | |
I love the ebony neck lams... |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 17
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 4:02 am: | |
Hi Mica,
Any chance of an update?
Cheers
D |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 18
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 6:48 pm: | |
Mica?? |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6129
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:08 pm: | |
Rubbed out and ready to drop the goodies in:
 |
eflat
Junior
Username: eflat
Post Number: 34
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:16 pm: | |
Simply amazing, looks better than dark chocolate and a cup of coffee... |
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1034
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:27 pm: | |
I agree with Gary....
and now I'm off to scounge up some dark chocolate and coffee (thanks Gary!) |
cje
New
Username: cje
Post Number: 8
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:38 pm: | |
Dragonfly on the neck, butterfly on the body. Absolutely stunning! |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 19
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 10:01 pm: | |
Thanks Mica ... worth the wait. Dark Chocolate and coffee must be a bass thing  Any ETA so I can start to plan a visit to sunny C?
Cheers
D |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 8102
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 4:31 pm: | |
Beautiful! |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6146
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 7:48 pm: | |
More or less moments from completion:
 |
elwoodblue
Senior Member
Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 697
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 11:47 pm: | |
wow!!
...what a balanced, classy and inviting bass,
congrats
...wow : ) |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 8170
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 8:36 pm: | |
Beautiful top!! |
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1169
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 9:03 pm: | |
And that dragonfly just GLOWS!
Mike |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 20
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 4:07 am: | |
Hi Mica,
So is it ready? |
hendixclarke
Senior Member
Username: hendixclarke
Post Number: 767
Registered: 6-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 7:34 am: | |
I got to sing...
"Take the Moment, let it happen...
hug the moment... make it last.
hold the feeling for the moment,
or the moment will had past."
Yeah, that felt right for this bass... |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6203
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 12:55 pm: | |
It's absolutely finished. |
pierreyves
Senior Member
Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 413
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 1:15 pm: | |
one of the must beautiful I never seen !! |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 21
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 5:20 pm: | |
Hi Mica,
I'll start making plans to come to SF and pick it up in the next few weeks. Any photos of the final, entire, complete, totally intact, ready to play, and amazingly beautiful Tonbo bass?
Cheers
D |
enzo
Member
Username: enzo
Post Number: 75
Registered: 4-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 7:53 pm: | |
Wow David, that's an absolute stunning bass ! |
hendixclarke
Senior Member
Username: hendixclarke
Post Number: 782
Registered: 6-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 8:18 am: | |
David,
What does the butterfly symbolize... You may had answered this question, but its a beautiful statement what ever it means. Also, do you live in California?
(Message edited by hendixclarke on June 25, 2009) |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 22
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009 - 2:53 am: | |
thanks everyone for the nice comments. It is actually a dragonfly, and Susan designed it after a species than is common to Asia where I have lived for the past 20-odd years. 'Tonbo' is Japanese for dragonfly and a name I think sounds like a bass. Dragonflies are also very symbolic in Asian culture ... and i think Susan has captured the movement and color perfectly.. |
david125
Junior
Username: david125
Post Number: 23
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009 - 2:57 am: | |
 here is a photo of the inlay |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6245
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 4:51 pm: | |
Here's the completed photo as requested:
Looks so pretty and sounds so nice. We'll be missing her after you come to pick up. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 8368
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 7:36 pm: | |
Beautiful!! |
artswork99
Senior Member
Username: artswork99
Post Number: 751
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 8:15 pm: | |
Sure is, Play it Healthy David! |
to_81_0190
Intermediate Member
Username: to_81_0190
Post Number: 119
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 1:46 am: | |
It seems like that Tonbo just took off from pond of body. The top grain seems like a ripple to me. Very impressive. Congrats from Japan!
Toshiaki |
alembixxx
Junior
Username: alembixxx
Post Number: 46
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 4:05 am: | |
Wow! What a serious weapon! I love the grain of the wood!
And the three ebony laminates should be a killer!!!
And congrats for the inlay! A true masterpiece!
Enjoy that beauty!
Cheers from Switzerland! |
mario_farufyno
Intermediate Member
Username: mario_farufyno
Post Number: 189
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, August 09, 2009 - 6:48 am: | |
This Dragonfly will fly away any moment! |
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