Anyone else want to admit they apply "mirror image" to all of @dwizum 's pics so that they make more sense? 
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Special Edition Build Off: The Thumfinizenvette
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I just think that if Michael Angelo Batio can do it, so can you... 
So tell me how easy it is to find a left handed pair of scissors.
On a different note, if you look up the word sinistra, you would find it's definition to be left.
It's also rooted in our vocabulary's as sinister, and of course, it's latin in derivation.
Now Roman empire folklore has it that this term came about when Julius Caesar was assassinated by his senators.
The senators didn't want the blood of Caesar on their right hand, so they all stabbed him with their left.
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I remember that story! They were all aboard the Orient Express, weren’t they?
And I always thought the butler did it in the library
Routed the roundover. I went with 1/2" which is definitely less than what Warwick do on their bodies, but it's the biggest roundover I have, so...
Also got the cavities routed and test fit the pickups and bridge. Everything fit well.
No horns in this picture, so it should make sense to everyone, even the righties.
Next up, glue the fretboard on and then I can finish the neck carve and sand.
Happy Easter everyone!
Also got the cavities routed and test fit the pickups and bridge. Everything fit well.
No horns in this picture, so it should make sense to everyone, even the righties.
Next up, glue the fretboard on and then I can finish the neck carve and sand.
Happy Easter everyone!
You missed a perfect "opportunity" to purchase a new round over bit!
You missed a perfect "opportunity" to purchase a new round over bit!
I know, right? I thought I had a 5/8ths but I must have imagined it.
On the other hand, I don't know if I want it much bigger. My horns are a hair narrower than a thumb or Corvette so I don't have as much surface area on the face. A huge roundover might not work well.
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Sometimes it’s fun to re-read something, remove the current context, and imagine how a phrase or sentence might be applicable to something else entirely....
I was playing around with the fitting of the BASS HARDWARE into the cavities ON MY BASS GUITAR this morning again and I realized that the (used) Warwick bridge I bought didn't come with mounting screws. And of course I don't have anything appropriate on hand, the bridge sits so low into the body that my "normal" supply of bridge mounting screws are too long. So I'll have to order something.
Amazing how hard it can be sometimes to find specific hardware online. Or maybe I'm bad at searching. Anyone have a source for black (ideally, black plated, not black oxide) #8 x 1" oval head screws? Can't find them on mcmaster or other usual sources. I've found them on eBay in stainless, I might just get those and if I don't like the "contrast" of the stainless against the black bridge I'll sharpie or paint the heads after they're in.
Amazing how hard it can be sometimes to find specific hardware online. Or maybe I'm bad at searching. Anyone have a source for black (ideally, black plated, not black oxide) #8 x 1" oval head screws? Can't find them on mcmaster or other usual sources. I've found them on eBay in stainless, I might just get those and if I don't like the "contrast" of the stainless against the black bridge I'll sharpie or paint the heads after they're in.
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Yeah, as a last resort. And I suppose that would be in keeping with the theme of this build off.
But now I feel stupid. I just ebay searched the phrase "black bass bridge mounting screw" and there are a ton of suitable options. I guess the indirect approach is better some times.
But now I feel stupid. I just ebay searched the phrase "black bass bridge mounting screw" and there are a ton of suitable options. I guess the indirect approach is better some times.
Some might have seen my post in the workbench thread, I had a bit of a disaster earlier this week when a burst pipe soaked half my workshop in water. I got things dried out and the wet tools are all functional. Most of the wet wood survived fine, but I did lose a stack of thin figured hardwoods. No projects were damaged, luckily.
Anyways, it prompted me to do a bit of a deep clean, which was a good thing. I got back to work on the bass over the last two days and got the woodworking mostly wrapped up. I glued the fretboard on and got it fretted, then taped it up and leveled and polished the frets.
I used a tray bit on my router to carve a sort of concave relief into the end of the fretboard, to let the neck laminations peek through. I snapped a photo before I had cleaned it up, it was a tiny bit cockeyed but I fixed that with a bit of sanding.
Then I got the whole thing finish sanded. I'm getting more efficient at finish sanding, which is good, because it used to be my least favorite type of work. Getting the right mix of sandpaper and tools has really helped.
The control cavity cover is sitting down in the cavity in that last photo, the plan to get the curved matched slice off the back of the puck cut out of the cavity worked perfectly, it's a perfect fit and the curve matches. I really like having grain-matched covers, so I'm glad I got that figured out.
And then I wiped on the first coat of finish. Now, I knew the wood would really wake up when the finish hit it, but I was downright shocked at how much figure just leapt out of the top once it was wet. I knew it had some curly flame to it, but I feel like it was keeping secrets! I was so shocked in fact that I paused mid-finish to snap a quick photo.
Anyways, it prompted me to do a bit of a deep clean, which was a good thing. I got back to work on the bass over the last two days and got the woodworking mostly wrapped up. I glued the fretboard on and got it fretted, then taped it up and leveled and polished the frets.
I used a tray bit on my router to carve a sort of concave relief into the end of the fretboard, to let the neck laminations peek through. I snapped a photo before I had cleaned it up, it was a tiny bit cockeyed but I fixed that with a bit of sanding.
Then I got the whole thing finish sanded. I'm getting more efficient at finish sanding, which is good, because it used to be my least favorite type of work. Getting the right mix of sandpaper and tools has really helped.
The control cavity cover is sitting down in the cavity in that last photo, the plan to get the curved matched slice off the back of the puck cut out of the cavity worked perfectly, it's a perfect fit and the curve matches. I really like having grain-matched covers, so I'm glad I got that figured out.
And then I wiped on the first coat of finish. Now, I knew the wood would really wake up when the finish hit it, but I was downright shocked at how much figure just leapt out of the top once it was wet. I knew it had some curly flame to it, but I feel like it was keeping secrets! I was so shocked in fact that I paused mid-finish to snap a quick photo.
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Last coat of finish going on tonight. It is looking good so far.
Next up, I need to assemble the preamp. Parts courtesy of mouser and PCB from OSH park, circuit based on a design I found on another forum that turned out to be from our very own @Ripthorn.
Next up, I need to assemble the preamp. Parts courtesy of mouser and PCB from OSH park, circuit based on a design I found on another forum that turned out to be from our very own @Ripthorn.
Man, this is turning out beautiful. I especially love the back of it, the way the ziricote and bubinga work together
Definitely post a review about that preamp. Do you have a link handy?
