Been chatting to someone about using a Howe-Orme style neck joint. He trying to talk me out of it, but you know how that usually ends...
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Winter Build off - Mash Up - Get Ready
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Well now you gotta do it. Should be interesting but I can see it working.
I've got other options as well. Still a three bolt setup, but slightly different.
Silly?
You're going to try and combine a sewing machine with a Bass Guitar?
That's not silly!
And it shall be called The Singer Songwriter.
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I not only heartily approve, I may actually use something similar myself.
Ok, so I've just been talked out of the HO neck joint. It was when the words 'commonly suffer from a broken heel' were uttered that I decided something else might be better. Ouch.
I'll draw up something you can all laugh at.
Ok, so here's what I have so far. Should work a treat. Chew on that for a while. 
Nice chisel....Ok, so here's what I have so far. Should work a treat. Chew on that for a while.
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Jon mentioned that my open source project might get a lot more traction in this forum. So I'm going to make an effort to hang over here a bit more. I have no room to get into woodworking myself right now, but I will soon have access to a big CNC cutter at the Marco Bass shop, a few hours from here...so you never know!
Maybe in honor of @Passinwind , I'll incorporate a whoopee cushion.
Ok, so what I'm planning is a mashup of my 000 32" design, a bunch of old guitar/piano part and Nikolai Schorr's 'Owl' semi-acoustic structure.
I've been emailing with Nikolai already. He's a great guy who does some very cool stuff. And here's some preliminary drawing. I've still yet to nail down the neck joint, but it's a floating design. And the tailpiece/string anchors also needs work.
I'd appreciate any comments on getting curves right. I'm super picky about this. Also still tossing up headstock style; ie flat or mitred. Not sure about it yet. Also not sure if it really needs carbon rods.
I've been emailing with Nikolai already. He's a great guy who does some very cool stuff. And here's some preliminary drawing. I've still yet to nail down the neck joint, but it's a floating design. And the tailpiece/string anchors also needs work.
I'd appreciate any comments on getting curves right. I'm super picky about this. Also still tossing up headstock style; ie flat or mitred. Not sure about it yet. Also not sure if it really needs carbon rods.
Does this have its own build thread?!?!?Here's a very janky teaser...
The crazy ideas that the builders come up with and decide to go forward with will each have its own build thread starting on Dec 21 (or there-abouts) when the build-off officially begins.
Thanks Jon, can’t wait to follow yours!!
Bass out of a whisky bottle and a Korean-War era Huey helicopter. Sour mash-M*A*S*H* mash up
