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ok pictures as I get the chance to upload them: these are the picture of the 1st CAD, Simon Fletcher (the CNC research guy) did the plans from Schaeller's tech drawing, adapting them to RMC tech drawings of the pickup and doing a 'wagon' for each piezo... pictures of the 3D printing (a powder 3D printer like in StarTreck will follow!) and then I will post the new CAD and the new 3D printing (even more surreal: a plastic one that makes things quite solid enough to try on the bass!!!) The second series of CAD and printing were upgrades made in the light of feedback provided by Pierre Laporte (the luthier) so before I post the comments and the drawing, I'll let you guess what they were ;-) pa [attachment=60873:iso1.jpg] [attachment=60874:iso2.jpg] [attachment=60875:rendered1.jpg]

I think the title says it all: a big mess! It started with a dream I had with my favourite and exclusive Montréal-based luthier Pierre Laporte, who has made my 3 other basses: a bolt-on fretted 5 strings, a neck-through fretless six string and an acoustic fretless classical six string (nilon strings!) I wanted something like a dirty thump, and his basses have way too much sustain for that ;-) So we went along with the idea of a Gretch but 6 strings, 35" scale, and in tune! The latter is always a problem with suspended bridge but the tunomatic is the best invention on earth... but I wanted RMC piezo in there too, and six string bass tunomatic does not seem to exist... I happen to have a CNC research department at my uni, so I contacted them and we designed something around the pickups. If it interest anyone, I can post pictures of the model as it is a build diary. So far we have a first computer model, a 3D powder printing of it (crazy technology), a revised model and now a plastic printing of it... the next step is the actual metal CNC... we might be able to try many types of metal to see if and how it changes the sound! Anyway, if anyone else than me is interested, I'll put the pictures as we go. pa

bought an ebow, quick and well done transaction! p

bought a shuttle 6 from Alan, everything was perfect, delivered as advertised and quick thank p

I bought a UL112 for Zapp, everything was fine and delivered as advertised... thanks p

I just bought a little Korg nano, but like everyone is saying: top class, delivered as expected. thanks

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Just to add to the raving: bought a D-tar, delivered in time, perfect, fine, as advertise, etc! top business! p

Indeed top class. Perfect (too perfect ;-) packaging, RH450 exactly as described. p