| Author | Message | ||||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 755 Registered: 5-2002 |
Happy birthday! It always takes a little longer than you might expect, but as you know, it's worth it in the end! | ||||
| masterofmanystrings
Junior Username: masterofmanystrings Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2010 |
Happy Birthday, Pierre-Yves! | ||||
| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 556 Registered: 9-2008 |
Don't be so sad, your Bass is going fairly fast compared to some (poor Austin...). Anyway I hope you had a happy birthday. Congrats from Brazil, Pierre-Yves! | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 693 Registered: 11-2006 |
thank's for all wishes ! 54 now.... burk  | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 695 Registered: 11-2006 |
any update would be appreciated a lot ! | ||||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7001 Registered: 6-2000 |
Charting the control layout:  and the template prepared for building the custom wiring lengths on the harness and plotting on the bass:  Holes drilled soon! | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 696 Registered: 11-2006 |
drill Mica, drill | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 697 Registered: 11-2006 |
drilled Mica, drilled ? | ||||
| sureshjohn
Junior Username: sureshjohn Post Number: 16 Registered: 2-2010 |
Hi, I saw this plate when I was there last week. They want it to be perfect to the MM. So you have to be patient...... | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 698 Registered: 11-2006 |
 sorry but what is MM ? | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 699 Registered: 11-2006 |
Sorry.... what you use as drill engine ? 1/  2/  or 3/    | ||||
| amelnick
Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 19 Registered: 8-2010 |
thats a lot of drilling! | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 703 Registered: 11-2006 |
Miiiiiicaaaaaaaaaa ?
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| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7016 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hi Pierre-Yves, As I emailed you yesterday, your bass is in spray. If my timing isn't good, I can't take a good picture because when the bass is sanded and ready for the next coat of finish, there isn't anything to see except a bunch of dust. Today, I was lucky (I a suppose you were too) since I found your bass in preset - this is when the bass is about one third of the way through finish and we install the frets and make the hardware ready for the plating.  Looks beautiful! | ||||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9800 Registered: 5-2002 |
The contrast between the body, the accent lam, and the top is wonderful! | ||||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 793 Registered: 5-2002 |
That is seriously stunning! I love the wide accent lam. So, I am curious what JDS stands for. I've noticed that in a number of instruments. Also what does the other writing mean? | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 705 Registered: 11-2006 |
Humpf, Gasp, waaaaawww, Arrrrgh, Slickt & Co !!! Marvellous... Hope it for my little Christmas Yess Edwiun, Mica, What mean JDS ? Thank's for update Mica. How many stage of spray you do on your instrument ? | ||||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 486 Registered: 12-2004 |
"So, I am curious what JDS stands for. I've noticed that in a number of instruments. Also what does the other writing mean?" I'm guessing that "JDS" is someone's initials who maybe routed the body - or at least did something on the instrument to this point. I believe the "14759" is the numeric bit of the serial number. Only lacking the year and letter code. | ||||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9807 Registered: 5-2002 |
I believe the initials are probably the person who carved the instrument. And I'm thinking the number is not the serial number but the work order number. Those are my recollections from past threads. | ||||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2219 Registered: 6-2002 |
Pierre I really believe you made a wise choice with the blackwood top and that wide maple laminate. It looks like it will be a sweet looking bass. Jazzyvee | ||||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 637 Registered: 5-2007 |
Pierre Great looking bass. | ||||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 487 Registered: 12-2004 |
I believe I was incorrect about the serial number. Dave is correct. It has something to do with the work order. | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 706 Registered: 11-2006 |
Hi Mica, when I look at this picture http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/87239.jpg the master volume is beside of the humcancelling from about 2cm and the pickup position is the standard position (on the red tiger). For my bass, the master volume seems to be positioned (?) 2 cm in front AND my pickups are more close of the fingerboard. On your post Nr 7001 your design on the paper give not the same position as the design on the wood. Why this difference ? Could be possible to have a picture of the peghead and the logo ? Best regards and thank's for this nice work. (Message edited by pierreyves on November 10, 2010) | ||||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7028 Registered: 6-2000 |
The paper one probably has the tracing of the template, which has the pickups positioned like the Red Tiger bass. The template is made specifically for your bass, so that's closer to what is actually drilled. We don't reference off the pickups, so their positions do not matter for drilling. Both images look pretty close from the edge of the body. I'll get you some more pictures this week. I don't think the logo will be in just yet, but I will keep my eye out for when that is done. | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 707 Registered: 11-2006 |
Thank's for your answer Mica, have a Nice day. | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 711 Registered: 11-2006 |
sorry double post (Message edited by pierreyves on November 18, 2010) | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 712 Registered: 11-2006 |
Hi Mica, it seems to be the end of the week... Thank for sharing some pictures. | ||||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7056 Registered: 6-2000 |
Sorry, I wasn't in the offices much this week, so I didn't catch any great pictures for Factory to Customer threads. However, I can tell you that the logo is now inlaid, and the hardware is installed for the presetup. I should be at work full time next week until the holiday Thur and Fri. | ||||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 713 Registered: 11-2006 |
Thur & fri mean thursday & friday ? But we are thursday... | ||||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9894 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Pierre; today is a major holiday in the US. The shop is closed until Monday. |
