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Peter Tsiorba's "Botticelli" acoustic bass

bongomania

Commercial User
Oct 17, 2005
35,688
3,917
PDX, OR
www.ovnilab.com
Disclosures
owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
Check this out:

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DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION:

* MATERIALS:
o Soundboard: spruce
o Back: Cuban Cedar
o Sides: Paduk
o Neck: old growth Douglas Fir from the Pacific Northwest
o Fingerboard and tailpiece: Macassar Ebony
o Tuning Pegs: East Indian Rosewood
* DIMENSIONS:
o Over-all instrument length: 54"
o Body length: 26.5"
o Lower bout width: 18.5"
o Upper bout width: 12.75"
o Waist width: 7.5"
o Fingerboard length: 26"
o Width at nut: 40mm (approx 1-9/16")
o Scale length: 32" (adjustable up to 36")
o Body/soundbox depth: 3.25"

He says he can add pickups as an option. I called him up and will be going over to check it out in person tomorrow evening. :)

Here's an amusing demo vid:


Note: I am not affiliated with this guy in any way.