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This bass took me the better part of a year to finish. It has hard maple sides ,neck and back, the top is western red cedar. I built forms and steam bent the sides. the tuner head scroll is all hand carved,along with the curved fingerboard. It stands just over 6 feet tall. The guy at the sawmill didn’t believe me when i told him what i was going to use the maple for. It sounds good, although I cant play a note, my son can play it but mostly it’s just a conversation piece. Added a few pics of the build but I didn’t take very many. Pics are of plywood form, neck, and clamping/gluing .
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mmh
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#1 posted 10-23-2014 12:42 AM
Quite an extraordinary project! Beautifully executed and I hope your son enjoys playing it.
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#2 posted 10-23-2014 01:45 AM
Man, what a conversation piece.
I am in the learning curve with steam bending and it is not going as easily as I had hoped.
Nicely done…................
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#3 posted 10-23-2014 02:42 AM
Very impressive!
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#4 posted 10-23-2014 03:12 AM
Id play it. Great work.
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#5 posted 10-23-2014 04:01 AM
Top effort! One picture is a tease. I like bass porn, more please.
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#6 posted 10-23-2014 04:19 AM
Thaat’s a good looking “dog house”.....I’ve got a 1956-57 Epiphone that’s been in the family for that long…I plyed that bass in a bluegrass band for a couple of years…..It’s got that good “woody” sound to it….It’ll take yours a good while to get that sound, being it’s new, but with a lot of playing, it’ll open up….Stellar job on the build, and I know your son is proud to have it…..I would be….
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#7 posted 10-23-2014 05:31 AM
Looks great!
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LumberingWoodworker
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#8 posted 10-23-2014 05:36 AM
Nice looking instrument!
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poospleasures
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#9 posted 10-23-2014 10:52 AM
I can,t even imagine the work which went into this project and your talent level. I built a couple dulcimers which stretched my abilities more than I thought it would. Beautiful work. I know you love to hear the sound coming from this wonderful piece. Thanks for the inspirations.
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#10 posted 10-23-2014 11:40 AM
Wow excellent, love it. No build photos?
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kaerlighedsbamsen
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#11 posted 10-23-2014 12:16 PM
Newer seen anyone build a non-electric bass before. Wow!
Like matthew I would love to see a little of the construction and how you deal with the different parts, bend the sides, carve the head etc.
Thanks for sharing!
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#12 posted 10-23-2014 03:01 PM
Most impressive,GREAT build,beautiful.
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#13 posted 10-23-2014 05:32 PM
I built a guitar once back in the 1970s. I have always wanted to build an upright bass! Fantastic project and it looks like a beauty!
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#14 posted 10-23-2014 05:47 PM
Beautifully done and certainly something to be very proud of.
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#15 posted 10-23-2014 08:51 PM
Wow. Nice job, and you REALLY dont play the bass? That’s kinda like someone building a hot rod from the ground up yet they dont know how to drive! :-)
Gonna TRY to put the link to a video that this reminds me of…
http://youtu.be/iyTTX6Wlf1Y
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