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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6561
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 7:22 pm:   Edit Post

All the parts are starting to come together for your short scale bass. Here's the body core glued up:
assembly
(the Coco Bolo for the top and back is stacked up under the core)

The fingerboard with the abalone inlays, side LEDs and front Laser LEDs:
assembly

And of course the neck:
assembly

I will resize the images of the body woods I previously emailed and post them here shortly to complete the build record.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6562
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 7:27 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the future top laminate:
top

and the equally lovely back:
back
pauldo
Senior Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 407
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 8:14 pm:   Edit Post

holy crap!!!!!!!
speechless , , , except for "holy crap!"
I'm gonna keep an eye on this build that is a fine looking grain pattern.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6566
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 2:57 pm:   Edit Post

Peghead veneers are now in place:
assembly
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6579
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 1:28 pm:   Edit Post

The top and back laminates last week before the body was glued up:

assembly

assembly

And today I found Kris with the neck to body glue-up:
assembly
gregduboc
Advanced Member
Username: gregduboc

Post Number: 307
Registered: 11-2008
Posted on Monday, February 01, 2010 - 12:27 pm:   Edit Post

That pattern is amazing... I love a busy-looking Cocobolo top!
Congratulations!!

Greg
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6733
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 6:39 pm:   Edit Post

In spray now:
spray

spray

spray

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