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WBO 23 - Certandan Deep Strings
- Thread starter Flamingo21
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Your spring system is very clever! I wonder if an extra couple of laminations would strengthen it in a controlled manner like a bow limb.
I'm really interested to hear what it sounds like!
I'm really interested to hear what it sounds like!
Thanks! If it ends up at least reasonably functional, there'll be video clips.
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Thanks! I think I've found the right way to deal with this road hump: I'm not disheartened, I feel empowered by what I've achieved already, and I'm eager to push on.
However, I do feel the fatigue from the constant inventiveness and the constant seeking and searching. So I'm considering giving myself the day off. For many weeks now, I've given this build every off-work day.
I haven't yet.
But I've decided how I'll do it: there's a photo of a small drum somewhere upthread, where a second rope is woven through the fastening rope.
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All bridge designs that went through my head, had something like this going on. I think I even rejected one because the similarity went too far, in a nsfw way.
As a temporary measure, I have supported the free end of the tongue. Further experimenting lies ahead.
I’d be tempted to add a reinforcement on edge, turning the cross section of the spring beam into a T. That will add a lot of stiffness with little weight. Then if it’s too stiff you can easily shave the narrow edge of the reinforcement to fine-tune it.
This looks great. I can only imagine the difficulty in inventing and building an imaginary instrument from scratch, compared to just building a bass, when all the hard thinking has been done for you many times over
Thank you! I'm thinking that my next project will be much more conventional. You know, a solid body, strap buttons, magnetic pickups, the works.
But my guess is I can't help myself, and in the long run there will be other experimental builds. Or maybe something in-between, something that bases on common types and still gives me scope for my weird creativity, as with that tailpiece.
Whatever it turns out to be, I'll share it here.
This is a really fun and interesting build. I'm enjoying watching your inventive side come into play solving some increasingly complex issues that are completely outside the wheelhouse of a "normal" bass.
Who does skin stretching, coopering, and archetier in the same build?
Who does skin stretching, coopering, and archetier in the same build?
Well, it turns out all that inventing and problem-solving has taken its toll. When i strung the bass up for the first time, and found out how many things need to be changed or improved, I suddenly felt exhausted and needed to take a break from it. Since I can't stop myself from walking into the workshop all the time, I ended up putting the bass in another room so I didn't have to see it.
A few days on, and I'm having some time off work. Then something entirely else intervened: I went bouldering (my new favourite sport), had a bad fall and sprained my ankle. So now I'm sitting at home, with my leg up, and an improvised ice pack. The limited time I can stand on my feet is spent on elementary household stuff and not on bass building.
And as soon as I can walk normally again, work will occupy my time and energy. So it seems that that deadline will creep a lot closer before I can do anything about it.
I hope all this doesn't come off as complaining, or begging for sympathy. I don't mean it that way. I am simply describing how things go. So far I have always found it beneficial for me to share my journey here on LC, It helps putting my thoughts and feelings in order. So I'm sharing this too.
I'm still bent on making this work, and making it work before the deadline. So far I've made the deadline every time, and there's a bit of pride involved here. Thanks for reading, and have a beautiful day.
I hope your ankle heals quickly. The deadline is an arbitrary timeline, but I get the pride involved, but how many 2020 builds are still in progress 2 years later. Heck I'm doing good to get a build done in 6-9 months, and the EUB took over a year.
I started indoor bouldering last october and got adicted, I've been going 3 times a week since then. But last monday I felt the need to take a break of at least a week, because small injuries and aches have been piling up and I haven't been giving them much time to heal. Its a great sport, so much fun, but it takes it's toll on your body.
Years ago when I was in school there was a climbing gym between the university and one of my jobs.
I’d stop by en route and get a pretty fun and intense full body workout in less than an hour.
I missed that after I moved.
I’d stop by en route and get a pretty fun and intense full body workout in less than an hour.
I missed that after I moved.
I used to climb a lot in my 20s and 30s but eventually had to stop due to tendonitis in both elbows. I miss it.
Hey ya'll, do you think this might work as a Build Off theme?
"Build a bass themed after your favourite sport"
It would nicely counterbalance the Nerd theme which is of a more intellectual nature.
How 'bout it?
"Build a bass themed after your favourite sport"
It would nicely counterbalance the Nerd theme which is of a more intellectual nature.
How 'bout it?
How many Football(US) and Football(the rest of the world) builds do you think there might be?
My favorite sport is competitive lutherie.
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