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4 years 12 days later...NBD

#81
I've come back to this thread a bunch of times now since you posted. So nice! Im always blown away by these CT basses. I'd love to play one! They really are works of art! Congrats again. I hope this bass serves you well!
 
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#83
Erithon said:
That's actually pretty heavy for a 32" CT. Must just be a denser piece of Mahogany. One of my previous 36" CTs was 6.5 lbs.
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its the heaviest I own. It IS a 5 string though….also I brought my others to the shop and Joe was commenting how it was likely that the others were carved by kelvin who tends to carve ultra thin with more exotic angles. The extra .5 lb could even just be the bigger bridge and extra tuning peg…still super light.
 
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#84
groooooove said:
it's a long story.

i had an instrument from this maker (who is more or less a friend/not a full time luthier/business. builds for the love of the game!) with a failed truss rod.

he offered to make a new neck, which was the original plan.

as time went on, he decided it would be better to (for a very small amount more) just make a whole new bass.

that, in addition to the shop being relocated + other "real life" stuff combined with not being a "business,"/ having a full time career, i hope to have my bass this summer, but we'll see!
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hope it works out. You are local, I’d love to check it out when it is done!
 
#85
Tim Grant said:
Carl just posted your picture on his Instagram account of you wearing his hat and holding your new bass. I recognized the bass. Congratulations on that amazing bass!!
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haha, yeah…we snapped a few photos before I left. A long time ago, when I dreamed of first owning a ct I used to go there a lot to buy strings (which is funny cause I a, one of those guys who never changes strings)…I just wanted to hang out with him. I found a few pics of the shop over the years…we were all much younger (and thinner) then. So great to be back there.
 
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cosmicevan said:
its the heaviest I own. It IS a 5 string though….also I brought my others to the shop and Joe was commenting how it was likely that the others were carved by kelvin who tends to carve ultra thin with more exotic angles. The extra .5 lb could even just be the bigger bridge and extra tuning peg…still super light.
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I forgot about the extra string! The wider neck is a factor for sure. I don't know who carved my old 6.5 lb. 4-string, but my other one (also 4 strings, but 7 lbs.) was carved by Joe. I showed it to Kelvin once and he told me a funny story about something that happened when Joe was carving its upper horn.
 
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Erithon said:
I forgot about the extra string! The wider neck is a factor for sure. I don't know who carved my old 6.5 lb. 4-string, but my other one (also 4 strings, but 7 lbs.) was carved by Joe. I showed it to Kelvin once and he told me a funny story about that that happened when Joe was carving the upper horn.
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If you ever are open to parting with any CT if I am not in a position to pick it up, I have a buddy with a few who would love a chance. We have the CT bug
 
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Erithon said:
I forgot about the extra string! The wider neck is a factor for sure. I don't know who carved my old 6.5 lb. 4-string, but my other one (also 4 strings, but 7 lbs.) was carved by Joe. I showed it to Kelvin once and he told me a funny story about something that happened when Joe was carving its upper horn.
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Uh oh…which bass do you have lol.
 
#94
Les Fret said:
Looks amazing! What are the woods exactly? Do you any sound samples?
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no sound samples as of yet but it sounds like me playing it :)


Woods are walnut top/back, padauk is the red body block in the center and the core is mahogany…ebony fingerboard and all the accents are same as the other woods mentioned. It’s a real looker and quite the player!
 
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