| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6311 Registered: 6-2000 |
And, we're off!   With the site plan:  Good stuff! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8562 Registered: 5-2002 |
I like the wood choices; they'll look very nice with finish! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 44 Registered: 7-2009 |
I am lost for words... I lost my voice... It's a shining beacon on a hill, leading me to the light of creation. The light is truth. I can see the light, and yet I am without eyes. Thank you, very much Mica for this picture. Hal- | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 45 Registered: 7-2009 |
The wood is simply perfect. | ||
| mario_farufyno
Advanced Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 207 Registered: 9-2008 |
The making of a dream, congratulations! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 47 Registered: 7-2009 |
Thank you Mario, It's exciting to see this happen. It will be a highlight of my life, (that's for sure) and this means everybody of Alembic will forever hold a special place in my heart, including our loyal club members. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 51 Registered: 7-2009 |
My phone has been ringing off the hook since the Toma_Hawk pictures had been posted... I gotten calls and emails from Central America, South Africa and of course my home sweet home town SF Bay Area, Central Valley, and up in Chino Hills in Cali! (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 14, 2009) | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 468 Registered: 5-2007 |
What an original design. While each Alembic is truly special, yours will always be innovative and unique Vann-Di | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 902 Registered: 7-2003 |
Well, the Tomahawk gets real.... Hal, congrats to your decision to have this one buildt.. Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 53 Registered: 7-2009 |
Vann-Di, I am not sure if you seen "Enter The Dragon" with Bruce Lee... If you had seen this movie... Theres a scene (while he's in an action fighting sequence) Bruce fights excellently his way up with (1) stick, then (if almost by accident) the one stick, breaks into (2) sticks, and he fights twice effectively; but just when you thought you seen it all, somebody loses their Nuncucks, and it falls in Bruce's hands... It's just another purpose of change. Nothing better or worse. The Toma_Hawk it just about an honest design that fits my playing attributes, techniques, and style. It's still part of the Alembic Family! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 54 Registered: 7-2009 |
Hi Oliver "The Spyderman", "My Spider senses were tingling for this bass..." This bass absolutely, positively, definitively, objectively, whole heartily, unquestionably, indubitably, undeniably, and unconditionally had to be, must be an Alembic Series Bass (Period). No other bass could be a Toma_Hawk, unless it's an Alembic. I am sure you understand Oliver... (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 14, 2009) | ||
| altgrendel
Intermediate Member Username: altgrendel Post Number: 102 Registered: 5-2008 |
I've been looking forward to this build. | ||
| smokinbear
Junior Username: smokinbear Post Number: 29 Registered: 11-2008 |
Wheeeeee! So glad to see this one on it's way Hal. You must be very exited! I hope it doesn't screw up your sleeping habits for the next (insert time relative adjective here)!!! It would be like everynight is x-mas eve and i'm a kid who is so excited he can't sleep sort of feeling, am i close on this one??? Can't wait to see this one come togather. Lucky man you are!!!! Peace and low notes...Bear | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 59 Registered: 7-2009 |
Hi Bear, To be honest about the whole thing, you are right! Man, I been doing everything extra around the house to keep myself from thinking about this bass: Cleaning my garage, cleaning the interior of my mini van, attending Tea Parties with my (4) year old Daughter, and even building a deck, out in the backyard. But then again, it started after putting the first image on the "Dreaming for now" thread. It was "that" moment, on "that" second, I felt even more nervous because this design was in sketches and also made with Styrofoam models, and I spent years shaping and re-shaping the concept until I was ready to reveal it to "The Club". So, when I got my "call back" from Alembic, it was like finding the golden ticket in a Willy Wonka's candy bar. To see this bass design honored with the "Alembic Logo" will be a dream of dream. Very special people like you, are looking at this bass with much anticipation, and this also sends additional butterflies to my stomach as well. | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 428 Registered: 6-2004 |
Looking good. What is the top wood? | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 61 Registered: 7-2009 |
Here's my latest sketch with actual pictures of the Vermilion top... Simulating the shine is a very difficult thing, so I'll have to leave the rest up to my imagination... I LOVE IT! (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 15, 2009) | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 62 Registered: 7-2009 |
 WOW! I love that color... There's something retro about the shape and color I love so much... (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 15, 2009) | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 64 Registered: 7-2009 |
A little more Shine rendering... Nothing like the real thing from Mica   | ||
| altgrendel
Intermediate Member Username: altgrendel Post Number: 103 Registered: 5-2008 |
The hardest part is going to be waiting for calibration to be complete. I'm also betting that this is going to be one of the longest FTC threads ever! ;) | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 74 Registered: 7-2009 |
I suggest you save your betting money, because David's 12-string Bass (6x2) FTC thread is the longest. But, I understand what you mean. The Dream threads under "Hendixclarke" was very long, mainly because the edits, were the driving force. However, FTC thread, is beyond the dreams, its reality. Every detail about the Toma_Hawk, is known and documented. Therefore technically, my role is is complete. Thus, I think this thread will be relatively short. I can't lie, I will drool, after seeing real pictures of the Toma_Hawk bass, for at that point, the physical appearance is complete. However, the devil is in the details, and true beauty is beyond the appearance... I have much comfort, knowing Ron is at the helm, adding his finishing touches, which includes calibrating... Yes, It will be hard waiting, but Ron's job is critical. | ||
| enzo
Member Username: enzo Post Number: 99 Registered: 4-2009 |
Seeing how passionate you are, I'm really happy for you ! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 80 Registered: 7-2009 |
To be honest enzo, I believe this experience alone, has added 10 extra years to my life expectancy. Now, I have a even trade... My wife can take everything else... | ||
| andbassforall
Member Username: andbassforall Post Number: 64 Registered: 9-2008 |
OH man, I'm going to be watching this thread. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 87 Registered: 7-2009 |
"Its a Party over Here!!!!" | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 88 Registered: 7-2009 |
"The big brother 1976, is waiting for his baby brother 2009..." | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6340 Registered: 6-2000 |
Little more on the building process:   | ||
| toma_hawk01
Intermediate Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 102 Registered: 7-2009 |
It's coming closer... | ||
| toma_hawk01
Intermediate Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 104 Registered: 7-2009 |
Nut width = 1.60 in 1st Fret Neck Thickness = 0.80 in (Flat neck where the thumb rest, (positioned behind the neck) <--> to where the fingerboard meets) 17th Fret Neck Thickness = 0.96 in (Flat neck where the thumb rest, (positioned behind the neck) <--> to where the fingerboard meets) 24th Fret width = 2.15 in | ||
| enzo
Intermediate Member Username: enzo Post Number: 103 Registered: 4-2009 |
I like very much the combination 2 purple heart, 1 ebony and those thin maple stripes in between makes it very classy. | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1089 Registered: 11-2004 |
Really nice neck lams Hakeem- I agree with enzo- the thin maple veneers are sharp. |
