Before any wood is cut, Kris draws a quick plan. Measure twice, cut once
17 DEC 2001
Body core glued to the neck.
17 DEC 2001
Ready for the top and back plates.
17 DEC 2001
back of heel after rough machining.
17 DEC 2001
Underside of LED installation.
17 DEC 2001
Fingerboard tip detail.
17 DEC 2001
Front and back laminates glued up.
28 DEC 2001
Gluing up the fingerboard.
28 DEC 2001
It takes a very steady hand to make this fancy bandsaw cut.
09 JAN 2002
Rounding over the Omega.
09 JAN 2002
Freshly rounded over.
09 JAN 2002
Kris touching up and blending Omega details.
09 JAN 2002
All lined up and ready for front routing.
09 JAN 2002
Chips start flying as the neck pickup pocket is routed.
09 JAN 2002
Bob watches over the CNC. He's also the main programmer.
09 JAN 2002
Gluing up the Maple and Purpleheart ply for the backplates and truss rod cover.
14 JAN 2002
Sterling Silver inlaid logo with Mother of Pearl and Abalone. Wayne asked for the rays to be added in Golden Mother of Pearl.
18 JAN 2002
Rough sketeches are prepared for the custom inlays.
14 FEB 2002
Silver celtic knot.
17 MAR 2002
Scribed on fingerboard.
17 MAR 2002
Routing fingerboard.
17 MAR 2002
Truss rod cover and backplates with most of the polyester applied.
20 MAR 2002
All but the final coat of spray on bass.
02 APR 2002
Brass fixture for curved rail concealed hardware bridge. Bridge saddles follow the underside of rail.
08 APR 2002
James starts fitting the adjustable nut.
08 APR 2002
Unicorn inlay designed by Susan and inlaid by James. The body is Mother of Pearl, the mane is a combination of laminated and
natural abalone, the horn is sterling silver.
09 APR 2002