scojack

Hello m8 and welcome ;-)

I keep finding such good uses for it (Goncalo Alves) !!
A much under-rated hardwood imho.


Update ..
Had a little burr left so decided to go the full hog with pup covers , well ...in for a penny.






IanM

Thanks chaps :-)
Got some more time today so ...finished the neck off .





Then routed the neck pocket .








Getting there ;-)

Slow Progres ....
Not a lot of time for this at the moment but im plodding along ...

Cut the slots and bound an ebony fb with Flamed Maple ..



Changed the neck completely ... It now has walnut in the middle, Goncalo Alves then Br Mahogany on the edges.



Had to see the final effect of all the veneering ...
Machines are sunk in.



Back ..



forearm cut ..

Looking forward to seeing this :-)

All native wood too, well the body anyway.
Swithering on changing to a plain ebony fb now though to tone it down a tad, the elm and Galves together is maybe a bit busy.

we'll see ...

thnks for the gd comments !

IanM

Just started on a new build ..
Got some locally sourced Burr Elm.

33 inch scale
Burr Elm front
Figured walnut Back
Goncalo Alves FB




so far ..

Front


Back






Today..
Cut the FB ..



Glued the Head veneers...

Front




Walnut on the back

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1140450' date='Feb 24 2011, 09:13 PM']Did this get it's final finish... Or are we still waiting for warm weather?

Shep[/quote]

Nope, not yet....
Its for my own use so no great rush, i'll miss having it around though.
Busy starting a wee BG project which i'll probably end up doing first.

I'll post some pics when its done

IanM

[quote name='headofire' post='1128201' date='Feb 15 2011, 12:10 PM']looks great man, good job. that must of been a pricey bit of coco...[/quote]

Cheers !
Lol yes the Coco cost a few bob.

Also David Dyke at [url="http://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk"]http://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk[/url].
The quality of the Chinese ones are a bit hit and miss TBH, usually come in at around £80 inc P&P.

IanM

Absolute Beaut !

Thanks for all the kind comments
It will look nicer when it's lacquered... have to warm up a bit first though ...could be a while !

IanM

I did get a couple of GA boards from ebay as it happens.'
Didnt get it for anything in particular at the time, but after feeling the weight and sawing it i thought..fingerboard!
Its a bit heavy to use as much else, works much like rosewood i felt..

IanM

Rattled together a stand (In between snow showers!) from some MDF.
Works well enough

Looks and sounds fantastic .congrats !

Thanks folks
Long -- I do a full scale drawing first then work from that. Dont just look at them bits of wood ... get whittlin'
I'll add some better photos once its lacquered but its a bit cold out in the shed for this at the mo'.
Working on a stand now. Im going to try and do something the bass can sit in and be raised up to playing height, i dont fancy the solution of screwing on a backplate arrangement to fix direct to a stand. Dunno though see how this goes first...

Ian

Got some strings on, was dying to try this out....... especially the goncalo alves FB.
Must say its absolutely sweet No unwanted buzzes !
The shorter scale length (38") feels much more comfortable for me, the 42" scale is a bit of a fight by comparison.
Coming from an electric bass background this is a much easier transition to the upright.
Tried the transducer under the bridge too and it sounds fantastic (much better than i thought it might)
Pretty happy all round.

Just got to lacquer now ....

Always loved Bernie's basses, this will be a beaut!

With hardware ..

First coat of sealer ..







IanM

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='963756' date='Sep 21 2010, 08:30 PM']Loving this. Fantastic work! You can build me a 6 string variant next if you like [/quote]

Thanks Shep
Might hold you to that come springtime...

IanM

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='963375' date='Sep 21 2010, 02:57 PM']Any progress? I can't wait to see this finished.[/quote]

Hiya Gareth,

Just been finish sanding / scraping lately so it just looks the same TBH just smoother ...so i havent posted any updates.
Will get some time this weekend so i will [i]hopefully[/i] get the first coat of sander sealer on.

Waiting on a set of 1/2 scale DB strings before I drill the body holes just to make sure I get them in the correct position.

IanM

Bridge cut out and fitted.
Used some rosewood (it will be shorter once the bass is setup)
Install the transducer next.

Yes its nice.... wee bit different

Cheers Gareth
Wee update ....
Re shaped the pegbox, looks a lot better, will drill the 'oles this week ..nearly there !