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09-17-2008, 09:25 PM
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humble instrument maker | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada | | | Finally
Finished my bass this weekend. Here's some pictures. Forgive the photo quality, I'm still trying to figure out this photoshop stuff.
Thanks very much to every one who helped out with some great advice.
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09-17-2008, 09:27 PM
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humble instrument maker | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada | | | more pics |
09-17-2008, 09:27 PM
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humble instrument maker | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada | | | one more |
09-17-2008, 09:30 PM
| | | | It certainly looks good. I wish I could hear it, but I'm several hundred miles away. |
09-17-2008, 09:51 PM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | beautiful
Lovely instrument. I love the long c bouts and the long graceful f holes. I'd love to see it. I think I'll be in Saskatoon in late January
( OUCH ) as part of a Canadian tour. Love to see it in person.
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09-17-2008, 09:52 PM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | what are the dimensions, by the way? |
09-17-2008, 09:54 PM
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Very nice looking bass. Is the shape an original design, or copy? It has a unique shape and lines. |
09-17-2008, 09:56 PM
|  | Journeyman Clam Artist Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, baby | | | Beautiful instrument, Darren. That's work to be proud of.
And Saskatoon in January is beautiful, too. If you're lucky, Mike, it will be clear as bell, bright bright sun, no wind at all, and 35 below freaking zero. Seriously.
Check the stars out in those conditions.
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09-17-2008, 10:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Colorado Springs | | | Beautiful Darren. Thanks for sharing. How's it sound? What did you end up varnishing it with? |
09-17-2008, 10:45 PM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | doh
You have to love management. It was a choice between Australia
( summer) or Canada. |
09-18-2008, 12:12 AM
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humble instrument maker | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada | | | Thanks all. Really appreciated. Let me know when in Jan. you'll be here, Mike, I'll get in touch with the owner and see if they're up to it.
To answer some questions;
it ended up being 45 inches long, the top, that is, with a 42 inch string length. ribs start at 8 1/2 inches and end up 6 and a half-ish.
it's my own design, with the exception that I stole the f-holes from a Maggini viola picture
For varnish, I basically took ten years of violin varnish left-overs and mixed them together, with a couple glaze layers of oil colours in between. Surprisingly, there was enough for three coats. Worked out nice.
I have to admit I'm quite happy with the tone. real clear, rich, and not huffy, or "boomy". The power is outragious. I had two bassists from my orchestra playing it last weekend, I almost had to kick them out of the house in the end. In the end, the Principal commisioned me for another. There's a longer story to that, and kinda funny, but I won't elaborate on line. |
09-18-2008, 01:15 AM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | That looks great Darren! Congratulations ! 
You can email me the story at jake@crescentbeachguitar.com  |
09-18-2008, 03:41 AM
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Luthier: Bresque Basses, rep: Paulin EUB | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Well done Darren that looks really nice. Its a marathon, isn't it?? But you've drawn a new set of lines for a bass.
And I love the phone book attached to the lower bout. Really sets off the varnish! |
09-18-2008, 05:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Syracuse N.Y. | | | Congratulations on finishing the Bass; I hope it has a long and productive life playing beautiful music. |
09-18-2008, 06:19 AM
| | AES Fine Instruments | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brewster, NY, USA | | | Lovely model. Pretty varnish. Interesting f-holes. Kudos on ya'. |
09-18-2008, 06:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boone, NC | | | Wow, I really like the shape- very gracefull lines. The varnish/coloring is great, too. Congratulations. |
09-18-2008, 08:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Colorado Springs | | | Why not elaborate on line? I for one would like to hear it.
In the end, did you feel like cycloids worked well for bass arching? I've been using them on a couple violins I've made recently and have been wondering about bass.
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09-18-2008, 09:53 AM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Hey Darren, I'd love it if you would send me the originals of those pix when you email the story! |
09-19-2008, 04:40 PM
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i remember a pic. when it was white..i was thinking whoa!... now it is a timeless treasure. |
09-19-2008, 04:46 PM
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DPA Endorses Audix Microphones | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA | | | whoah... that's gorgeous...
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