Bridgehouse Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Meh. Another average build there Andy Tee hee 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I just noticed that the top half has possibly an unconscious nod to a Rick 330. Lovely shape and blends in well with the bottom half. RIC would never do a gorgeous back scallop like that though, or use such beautiful woods. Splendid work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Two more jobs - soldering the wires and fitting the strap buttons. However, took the advantage of a little bit of cloud (not often in the UK we say THAT!) to take the arty-farty shots - taking photos in full sunlight is not an easy thing to do! Before those shots (and forgive the self-indulgence!), someone asked me why I've started scooping the back. Two reasons that can be seen in these two shots: It takes out a LOT of weight. Just look at how much wood has been removed - and this is a relatively thick body this time: It allows a superslim transition of the neck to the body. Again, this one has been made a little deeper (this one is 30mm at its minimum - my last build was 25mm where the body was basically the same thickness as the neck!) but still retains those pleasing lines at the transition. I've also left the transition relatively modest starting with a taper just past the 13th fret - I can always get the surform out if, after he's had a proper play with it, @Len_derby wants it slimmer further up Anyway, enough of the technicals - here are the fancy shots: As always, many thanks for sticking with yet another tortuous thread and for your kind words and encouragement - always HUGELY appreciated Andy 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Wow! That is all 😮 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Good work Andy...I'm sure that Len will be really happy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Stunning work, and thanks for taking the time to post all the updates, it's been a fascinating thread. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Stunning!! 😀 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Just lovely, I have a few chunks of Poplar burr under my bench I might have a look at them to see if I can make use of them it looks so nice, or should I say you have made it look so nice. Lucky Len! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: As always, many thanks for sticking with yet another tortuous thread and for your kind words and encouragement - always HUGELY appreciated You're welcome of course. Really though, I'm sure I speak for lots of folk when I say thank you for sharing your craft with us all. I will watch with interest to see where you go from here. I wish Len many happy years of ownership of this beauty. With a bit of luck I'll see and hear it in performance soon. (Been trying to catch Len with the Daz Kelly Trio for a while but plans keep getting scuppered) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Soldered the electrics but reckon I've put in the wrong type of blend pot. I seem to remember doing that once before. Trouble is, pinning down the correct pot type from even the most reputable guitar and bass suppliers seems to be a too difficult ask. And searching on google is a bit akin to asking on a astro-physics forum for a quick layman's explanation of the space-time continuum Anyway, ordered two more types - one of them must be the right one. By the time that's fitted next week, the finish will be hard enough for the final micro-web flattening. Next weekend latest, I reckon, Neil Edited July 21, 2018 by Andyjr1515 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Soldered the electrics but reckon I've put in the wrong type of blend pot. I seem to remember doing that once before. Trouble is, pinning down the correct pot type from even the most reputable guitar and bass suppliers seems to be a too difficult ask. And searching on google is a bit akin to asking on a astro-physics forum for a quick layman's explanation of the space-time continuum Anyway, ordered two more types - one of them must be the right one. By the time that's fitted next week, the finish will be hard enough for the final micro-web flattening. Next weekend latest, I reckon, Neil Is it the MN type you wanted? (Centre both 100%) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 6 hours ago, LukeFRC said: Is it the MN type you wanted? (Centre both 100%) Yes - it is. There's a lot of ambiguity on most of the sites I use where they call pan pots blend pots and show complicated diagrams but without any description and those simple words 'centre both 100%'. They need to employ someone like @LukeFRC in their marketing departments ! In the meantime, I will write down in my little book of 'things I bet I forget next time unless I write it down right now' that they are called MN types. Luckily, an MN is one of the two replacements I've ordered on my 'well ONE of them should be the right one!' approach Thanks for the clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: Yes - it is. There's a lot of ambiguity on most of the sites I use where they call pan pots blend pots and show complicated diagrams but without any description and those simple words 'centre both 100%'. They need to employ someone like @LukeFRC in their marketing departments ! In the meantime, I will write down in my little book of 'things I bet I forget next time unless I write it down right now' that they are called MN types. Luckily, an MN is one of the two replacements I've ordered on my 'well ONE of them should be the right one!' approach Thanks for the clarification It's enough to drive one potty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Spectacular work once again Andy, really stunning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Cracking build Andy, first class. Len must be chuffed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 That is amazing. So much detail work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just added the strap buttons and I'm relieved pleased to say that it balances upright and level. On the knee it's fine too. So, just got to swop that pesky blend pot when it arrives and do the final wipe over with micro-web and it's ready to pass across 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 20/07/2018 at 17:30, Andyjr1515 said: Final playing weight, 6lbs 6oz Blimey - I'll have to put the Rascal Mervyn-Lyte you built for me on a diet!! Congrats on another beautiful creation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: Blimey - I'll have to put the Rascal Mervyn-Lyte you built for me on a diet!! Congrats on another beautiful creation. It is rumoured that Andy was secretly developing a bass filled with helium. Development was interrupted when it was found that it sounded like a soprano ukulele once filled with the gas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 56 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: It is rumoured that Andy was secretly developing a bass filled with helium. Development was interrupted when it was found that it sounded like a soprano ukulele once filled with the gas. Everyone knows helium changes timbre not pitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said: Everyone knows helium changes timbre not pitch oo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: oo It’s true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: It’s true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Did you look it up after you read it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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