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04-12-2008, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by john turner  i know that bill has also made greater-than-8's with smaller body wings - i think he goes for the proportion the player wants, more than anything. | Sounds good to me, I know I'd do the same if I was also asked to.  Quote:
Originally Posted by john turner there's a compromise necessary for the really high string-count instruments between proportions and ergonomics that is probably a challenge for all you guys trying to build the extended-erb's. |
Definitely. |
05-27-2008, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Mailloux | hey, that's me and my old 10!!
Bill was the one who decided the proportions on the instrument. he knows what I like in terms of playability and weight.
if I remember correctly, that bass weighed in between 13 and 14 pounds so it was in the same ballpark as the beautiful AC9.
and for the record, I was gigging three sets a night with it. each set was a minimum of 2 hours. no issues of discomfort!
I have got to say that this 9 is just gorgeous, though! great work Mr. C!!  |
05-27-2008, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewmc5222 hey, that's me and my old 10!! | Yes, with a link which I stole from your website
I'm surprised it weights as little as 13 or 14 pounds, it's huge. I thought it would have been closer to the 18-20 pound mark. Do you know if the body was chambered? That bass did look great though, I was just unsure of its playability when looking at it. It could have been nice to try it to see but I don't think that will ever happen. Why "old" bass, what happened to it?
Congrats on the new 10 in progress Stew, the design looks very nice so far. |
05-28-2008, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil Mailloux Yes, with a link which I stole from your website
I'm surprised it weights as little as 13 or 14 pounds, it's huge. I thought it would have been closer to the 18-20 pound mark. Do you know if the body was chambered? That bass did look great though, I was just unsure of its playability when looking at it. It could have been nice to try it to see but I don't think that will ever happen. Why "old" bass, what happened to it?
Congrats on the new 10 in progress Stew, the design looks very nice so far. | it wasn't chambered. the bod wings were made of royal paulownia which is some fantastically light stuff. it's also a really nice tone wood. very lively but not as aggressive as maple or ash.
it was incredibly natural to play! just a delight. I miss it daily.
it's an old bass because it was destroyed along with nearly everything I owned in the hurricanes and flooding of New Orleans back in 2005.
Bill's made me a new 10 and I'm taking delivery of it soon, though.
but this thread is not about my stuff! I want to learn more about the AC9 and see some other pics!  |
05-28-2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewmc5222 it wasn't chambered. the bod wings were made of royal paulownia which is some fantastically light stuff. it's also a really nice tone wood. very lively but not as aggressive as maple or ash.
| is this the "dragon wood" stuff that you talked about in a recent British bass magazine (can't remember the exact publication)?
I believe paulownia is a fairly fast growing timber and is being farmed a bit in Australia these days. |
05-28-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass is this the "dragon wood" stuff that you talked about in a recent British bass magazine (can't remember the exact publication)?
I believe paulownia is a fairly fast growing timber and is being farmed a bit in Australia these days. | same stuff! wonderful for an ERB!! |
05-28-2008, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewmc5222 ---if I remember correctly, that bass weighed in between 13 and 14 pounds so it was in the same ballpark as the beautiful AC9.- - | Mr. Stew,
Your memory was ~80% correct  . http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/show.../cat/13/page/1
That was still very light for its size.
13-14 lbs still seems reasonable for a neck-thru 9er. |
05-29-2008, 02:32 AM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | Hi Stew
Thanks very much for the kind words from you it means a lot.
I don't have anymore pics but if there is anything you want to know about the bass I will certainly try to get you the info.
There is another 9 underway at. ACG 9 STRING!!
Cheers
Alan |
05-30-2008, 05:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | | | Stew....I'm going to venture a guess that you check in at about 5' 6" or so.....???
Point being, on some guys the instrument looks huge on them because they are slight of stature (physical stature, that is....).
Jerzy Drozd is one builder who comes to mind on proportionality....some of his designs (cool as they are) amount to bolting a bridge onto the end of the neck, with just enough wing for the knobs and strap button. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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