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Club Alleva Coppolo (Part V)

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NYJimmy said:
Don’t waste time on this thread or any others for that matter on a shop tool...
...stirring up a lot of confusion over nothing.
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+1!

This has come up in at least one other popular thread, and the use of CNC machines is just no big deal at all, and the only change it could possibly bring is shorter lead times, and more consistently shaped bodies... all good things... no possible negative can come from it whatsoever.

It's just a shaping tool... it doesn't know how to select and match wood, it doesn't know how to build and finish necks, fret work, elex design, construction, and installation, etc., etc., etc.. THAT's where the artful work is done... not the basic body shaping. Many shops even have interns do this. It's just time consuming grunt work and a perfect candidate for automation so Jimmy can spend more time doing the stuff that only he can do.
 
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Vic said:
+1!

This has come up in at least one other popular thread, and the use of CNC machines is just no big deal at all, and the only change it could possibly bring is shorter lead times, and more consistently shaped bodies... all good things... no possible negative can come from it whatsoever.

It's just a shaping tool... it doesn't know how to select and match wood, it doesn't know how to build and finish necks, fret work, elex design, construction, and installation, etc., etc., etc.. THAT's where the artful work is done... not the basic body shaping. Many shops even have interns do this. It's just time consuming grunt work and a perfect candidate for automation so Jimmy can spend more time doing the stuff that only he can do.
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+1. That machine can't replace Jimmy's mojo...just enhance it!
 
#366
Just to add another voice of "no concern for a CNC"...


This really will not degrade anything in the bass..its a non- issue. Be warned though it will change the delivery times...and let a builder who builds alone concentrate even more on the things that really matter to the character of his instrument .

Its a great move!
 
#367
If anything the CNC will give him to spend more time on selecting those consistent premium woods.
I know some folks have lately been looking at heavier woods for their bodies..ie Ash

I almost thought that was easy..Finding heavy wood that is.. but maybe not.
It was always harder to find lightweight woods o thought.

When Jimmy was building my LG5 we went through a pile of wood to find the lightest piece of alder for my body.. And we nailed it..

So for those who want light bodies like i do, by using the CNC he has the time in the day to go through a pile to select the perfect piece for the customer...
All that time adds up, before you know hes at the shop till 1 am and pissed off and grouchy... I dont want a grouchy guy building my basses..:)
 
#372
NYJimmy said:
From this post it seems that there is a potential concern with my new CNC machine and about the quality of my past instruments vs. my future instruments. The reason for the machine is to speed up production and to guarantee more consistent cuts. If anything the quality will get better... that's right, better! Most of the work is still hand done. I will still have to prep the wood before it goes into the machine and after the machine makes the few cuts that it is programmed to do, I will still have to contour, finish and hand sand the final product. I think there is a big misconception to what all a machine like this actually does. It's not like placing a piece of wood in and out comes an instrument... please don't give it that much credit, it's just a nice tool to have to make life just a tad bit easier and safer. It’s going to be a while before I learn how to use this tool, but I am looking forward and very eager to using it. If any of you have any concern or would like to be better educated on how I will run my machine, please do not hesitate to call me. Don’t waste time on this thread or any others for that matter on a shop tool that I will be using in the future, you’ll be just wasting time and stirring up a lot of confusion over nothing.
-Jimmy Coppolo
Alleva-Coppolo Basses & Guitars
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Thanks Jimmy that's good info. It seems that my comments were taken in a way I didn't intend, I think it's very cool to have the mojo of a hand carved bass from when "Jimmy used to be in NYC". When I referred to change I didn't mean specifically the CNC machine but rather the transition to hopefully a larger more successful business, that's not always easy. And of course I wish Jimmy all the luck in the world and apologize for not being very clear in my intent.

There was also a line in the post I referenced that said basically, revamped models with specific options and no other choices you can ONLY choose the color, maybe that wasn't clear? Nobody seemed to have any thoughts on that, while in the same post was a two of a kind custom that Jimmy just completed.

Have a Merry Christmas everybody!
 
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Nice!

I had/had last years Xmas basses. I sold the Black RA,still own the Ice Blue LG.


Both had little Xmas trees in the date on the neck plate!


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