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A 9-String Bass

#26
Looking very nice. I wasn't sure that I'd like the exposure of the inner lams after tapering the neck, but that side shot of the neck looks pretty cool.



Son of Magni said:
and fingerboard time...
Too wide for my slotting jig and can't get Ebony wide enough anyway. So bookmatched and joined after slotting.
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Drop me a line next time. I just had some 6" wide Mac ebony laying around that I cut up for an acoustic back & side set.
 
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Geoff St. Germaine said:
The F# looks a little on the light side. Typical F# strings I've seen are in the .165" neighbourhood and I would probably want to be in the .145'+ range. The high end looks good. On my eight I have plain strings for the F and A# (.18 and .12 IIRC).
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You're right, the F# is pretty wimpy. The F and A# seem fine. I have a 007 too so I may restring it up a 4th.

erikbojerik said:
...Drop me a line next time. I just had some 6" wide Mac ebony laying around that I cut up for an acoustic back & side set.
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Thanks for the offer :)

unclejam said:
how much you want for that beast?

ill start saving now.
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Ha! I haven't even started thinking about the price...

Oh yeah, and thanks to everyone for the compliments!
 

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