building using one piece of wood

Well, no experience so far, but the bass I'm building right now is a prototype for a design that I intend to build one piece in future builds if it turns out well.

Well, probably from one laminated slab actually.

No reason it shouldn't work, other than the fact that usually heavier woods are used for the neck than what you would want in a body. Mine's quite thin and small in the body, so I figure I can get away witth it.

-Nick

 

Try a search. This comes up a few times a year.

 

i've seen it done on guitars , no basses though. sounds
like an endeavor . pain in the butt, but if you've a really
cool piece of wood , it could be awesome .

something you'd be able to get 12" x2" x 40" narrows the
choices. what's available?

 

might be interesting to see what could could cut out of a lumber yard 2x12.

Of course, for the price of all that waste wood, you could probably buy some much nicer wood for a conventional design.

 

a lumber yard 2x12 is crummy white pine these days ( in GA)

yellow pine could do nicely . don't see it much anymore
commercially.

 

I was looking at a 2x12 this weekend, pretty straight grain, clear for at least 4 feet between knots. Then I saw the tag on the rack: "Douglas Fir Green." So, no way of knowing what shape it might end up after drying.

 

I can recall seeing this, oh wait...................yeah well, I'm on the wrong computer. I have the link on my one at work, Nice going Jason

 

it seems a shame to use a huge piece of wood for a single bass though, when you could cut it up and make 3.

 

i recently saw a one piece teak guitar at mimf. here is the link
http://www.mimf.com/cgi-bin/[email protected]@.2cb68f94

 

Found it...... A single piece of mahogany, no truss rod, no fingerboard, no laminates.


http://www.monsterbass.nl/fretless.html

 

wow, interesting!
I don't have a lot of confidence in a single piece of wood, no truss, no lams. Do you feel like it will be stable it's whole life?
Seems any movement in the wood could have serious effect on the entire instrument.

do builds like this stand the test of time?

cool subject, thanks for that link.

 

From what he states, it's a pretty old piece of wood.