Recent content by _Kooky_

I'm waiting on a couple gouges and I've decided to tackle violins first... As I said I've never been much of a violin person, but I feel it might be a bit "easier" to make a garbage violin, than any bass at all mostly due to size and lack of power equipment. But again, I really have no idea. I...

Thanks everyone. I guess my main concern is messing up, I am not afraid to mess up, I do it all the time. What I mean is there isn’t a whole lot of information readily available, at least it isn’t personalized to my situation that is. Meaning it might be hard to figure out how to fix something...

Thanks, I guess I have to learn double bass as well! I know it's not wise to pursue in my current state, but I can't help the allure of the double bass. I played alto saxophone, bassoon, mellophone, and guitar, but these days I mostly play synthesizers and electronic instruments like Elektron...

All of that sounds remarkable. I don't care how civilized to death we are, roughing it and doing decent will always be entirely satisfying to the soul. Rich companies destroy forests around me overnight for housing, I am not allowed to chop down a single tree while replanting one in its place...

I understand everything you are saying and I will do my best. I was just providing an example of culturally different rigors. I mean, it's not really an uncommon philosophy, Japanese or not. Supposedly Abe Lincoln said something along the lines of “If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I...

Yes, from the workshop pictures I'd imagine this is where I'd find bass makers back in the day, top of a mountain, dangled precariously next to a very active volcano.

Located in no-name South Florida, no makers for miles, not a single one anywhere near me. A couple luthier repair and setup shops about 30 minutes away. I have no real qualms with taking up violin, cello, or any string instrument making really. While there are surely tons of differences, there...

Currently it looks like I'll be buying "So you want to make a Double Bass", plans, and Courtnall's "Making Master Guitars" because I read it focuses on the European tradition of hand tools, which is all I have! I appreciate everyone's input so far and whatever input is yet to come! I believe I...

Yea, that seems like the one you'd wanna go to. I am not whatsoever criticizing the information, nor the individuals at play, I am more criticizing the essence of modern society that forces these sort of quick, "cheap thrill" type of classes as opposed to say, a lifestyle luthier. It comes...

Strangely enough, since I live in Florida I have inevitably looked into boat building. There's a "school" in Maine with tuition over $10,000 easily, for two years, not to mention relocating and paying to live and commute in Maine for two years. My point still stands I think, I'm really kind of...

I’ve obviously become enamored with watching builds online the past week and 100% of the time I’ve said at some point “it’d be a real b#%$& to mess up after this many hours”. Sorry about posting this here. This is where the "older" bass building threads were but I now see a "Luthier's Corner".

Thanks, I guess I shouldn’t isolate them and take things as they come. I just don’t want to waste time, you know? If I could be doing something efficiently, I really want to. But, not doing anything while I try to find a master is far worse than buying “So you want to make a Double Bass?” with...

Hello all, I am new here. I have been learning hand tool Japanese woodworking, but not being Japanese is quite the hindrance regardless of its allure. I have been a lifelong musician, mostly focused on electronic instruments the past few years, synths, groove boxes, etc. and it smacked me in...