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04-09-2007, 08:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: bedford, uk | | | Body wood needed, any offers?
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Hi,
Im building a headless frankenbass using perspex for the body wings.
All the electronics will be in the centre section of the body and so no wiring will be seen but I need a strong piece of wood for this section.
The measurements I need are:
105mm (4,1/8 inches)
370mm (14 inches)
32mm (1,1/4 inches)
Im open to ideas on wood types and grain patterns etc.., But please remember it will have many cavities routed into it, so it needs to be able to deal with this.
I also need all the edges to be square as I cannot do this accurately in my very limited "workshop".
If you have such a piece of wood please let me know with a rough idea of a price as I am looking to buy here.
A rough idea on shipping cost would be handy too. |
04-09-2007, 08:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada. | | | Hi,
I have so much White Ash here I have no Idea what to do with it. Giving a body blank to a friend, building a 6 string with another blank, and Ive got about 5 more blanks after that. Its White Ash from the forest right beside my house, 59 year old tree, I noticed it had no more branches and the top was all rotten, eaten away by carpenter ants, so I cut it down and brought back the first 8 feet of the trunk, since it was nice solid wood, not attacked by ants at all, not spalted either. Its tight grained, really straight grained too. I can give you a piece with those exact dimensions, quartersawn or flatsawn, you choose. I can ship it to you from work with FedEx, UPS, whatever... Ill ask for prices this week. Then send me check that covers the shipping costs and promise me you'll use the blank and send me pictures of the Bass. Thats all I ask. In the meantime you can PM me. Peace. |
04-09-2007, 09:13 AM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | you're a good egg T2W....way to help a cat out. |
04-09-2007, 10:28 AM
|  | .............. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockton, Ca | | | Hey guys,
Technically, this type of thing has got to take place in the classified forum. Of course, since it's a rare thing to go there to find wood, this can stay here. Any actual responses to the original post should be done through the PM system. Thanks!
pablo |
04-09-2007, 10:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada. | | | ooops... sorry Paul. |
04-09-2007, 12:17 PM
| | .............. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockton, Ca | | Quote:
Originally Posted by T2W  ooops... sorry Paul. | Hey, no worries: I totally understand, and have often thought about trying to get a luthier's classified section, as the tools are fairly specialized. I don't know how well it would go over... |
04-09-2007, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: bedford, uk | | | ooops sorry..
I figured this would be the best place to find guys with lumps of unwanted bodywood.
And Im also hoping the guys here can help with the wood choice for its strength. |
04-09-2007, 01:21 PM
| | .............. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockton, Ca | | Quote:
Originally Posted by petie-b ooops sorry..
I figured this would be the best place to find guys with lumps of unwanted bodywood.
And Im also hoping the guys here can help with the wood choice for its strength. |
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