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10-08-2004, 03:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valkeala Finland | | | Introducing myself and my project
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Hi boardmembers,
I've been reading this forum for a month or so. I'm a Finnish elementary school teacher and have the possibility to use all the machines we have at school.
It's been a pleasure to look and read about basses you've made. I started a new bass after 10 years of no instrument making at all. This one has the shape of Cordle bass on MIMF forum. Body is alder with Finnish visa-birch veneer on top. The body is chambered on both wings. Scale length is going to be 32", hardware is Customshopparts individual bridges and SD Quarterpound Jazz pickup with matching wood cover.
I've seen these individual bridges used as string thru-bridge. Does the front screw have enough strength to hold the bridge in place? The string comes thru the rear screw hole. I assume the forces on the bridge are mostly only downwards so there should be no problem or am I missing something? I'm using string ferrules and brass tubing to guide the strings thru the body.
Marko
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10-08-2004, 04:52 AM
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Owner and sole luthier of CB Basses | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA , Orlando , Florida | | | Nice looking bass, ! |
10-08-2004, 04:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York | | | That's amazing...and for a first timer!?! WOW!!
You might want to take this to the luthier's corner for some tips, opinions..compliments, whatever. WOW..I can't get over that |
10-08-2004, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York | | | oops sorry,
This is the luthier's corner..
I don't know where my head is. I thought this was the regular bass forum. Sorry again |
10-08-2004, 11:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Atlanta/Loganville | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Worshiper oops sorry,
This is the luthier's corner..
I don't know where my head is. I thought this was the regular bass forum. Sorry again | NO, NO, You've come to the right place!!...drag up a chair, and lets talk about this.  |
10-11-2004, 09:01 PM
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Owner: FBB Bass Works | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maryland | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by MPU Hi boardmembers,
I've seen these individual bridges used as string thru-bridge. Does the front screw have enough strength to hold the bridge in place? The string comes thru the rear screw hole. I assume the forces on the bridge are mostly only downwards so there should be no problem or am I missing something? I'm using string ferrules and brass tubing to guide the strings thru the body.
Marko | Well, I think in all likelihood if the string was anchored to ferrules in the back of the body, the screw would hold. Still, these saddle elements were not engineered for this purpose... Is the Hipshot bridge not an option? These are milled with through-body stringing in mind.
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10-13-2004, 02:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valkeala Finland | | | Almost finished
Here's a pic of the bass almost ready.
Marko |
10-13-2004, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ennui | | | It's absolutely beautiful. Sort of reminds me of Warwick's Thumb bass + a Fender Starcaster. What kind of finish are you using? |
10-13-2004, 10:18 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southwest Missouri | | Very impressive look, and use of the F-Holes. I like it!  |
10-13-2004, 10:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southwest Chicago | |  Nice work!
Very impressive, even more so that you're a first-timer!
BTW, interesting that in Finland the elementary school kids have access to shop class. It wasn't an option for the kids around here until high school. |
10-13-2004, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valkeala Finland | | | Finish is Tung oil. I still have to wax and polish the finish.
Kids don't have access to woodworking machines, however they learn to use the most common hand tools (saw, hammer, knife etc) from 7 years on. We teachers can use the power tools to make parts for the kids projects. And just like the gym teacher skis and skates etc. with kids I as a woodwork teacher have to do my own projects to keep my skills alive. My next project will be an acoustic bass guitar with Olsen plans from LMI.
Marko |
10-16-2004, 08:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Finland (more or less) | | | Wow, nice work! Now I definately want to put f-holes on my next project, it looks really good.
The birch looks fantastic, it's really underrated as a top wood. I used flamed birch on my solidbody 4-string and it looks great.
BTW, where in Finland are you? I study in Vaasa an live a bit north. |
10-16-2004, 05:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York | | | As I said before..beautiful! |
10-20-2004, 04:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valkeala Finland | | | scrabadonk: I live in Valkeala, next to Kouvola. Are you writing to muusikoiden.net?
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