Dom in Dorset Posted May 19, 2019 Author Posted May 19, 2019 12 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: May I suggest you name one of them Joanna please? The P bass will be called Joanna (I want to keep the tele and that name has certain associations for me!) 1 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted May 21, 2019 Author Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) I did some fretting in the garden today... Fretting in progress Frets in but untrimmed. (and for some reason this is underlined) All trimmed and cleaned up. Edited May 21, 2019 by Dom in Somerset 5 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 What type of wood is the fretboard? is it Oak? Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted May 21, 2019 Author Posted May 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: What type of wood is the fretboard? is it Oak? Yes it's oak. Most pianos are poplar with various veneers, I had a panel from one that was oak with veneer , it will make about 8 fretboards. Bryan May used oak so I'm in good company. 1 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 A strip of oak from B&Q will set me back a lot less than finding some rosewood/ebony and slave my eco-conscience. Plus I can choose a nice looking bit. 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted May 21, 2019 Author Posted May 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: A strip of oak from B&Q will set me back a lot less than finding some rosewood/ebony and slave my eco-conscience. Plus I can choose a nice looking bit. There are a lot of beautiful native timbers out there but they just aren't available commercially. Apple, pear, plum, damson , also quite a few garden trees such as laburnum. I used to make blowy instruments out of some of them in a former life. 2 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted June 2, 2019 Author Posted June 2, 2019 More progress (and another side project) The original T800 body was largely made by routing out a solid body, a face will be added later to close the chamber. This is the next generation where the central layer of the body is made up of edge pieces that form the hollow chamber. Glueing/clamping: The next generation body above will probably end up as one of those things with six skinny strings. Meanwhile the T800 marches on.... Back of the now profiled neck showing original veneer on the back of the headstock and heel: Trial assembly. I've put it together so I can try out different pickup regimes before making the front. 7 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 Joanna is complete apart from a new nut and a bit of fret levelling, it's been a useful test bed and is shaping up to be a good bass. I had a spare neck and pretty much all the hardware sitting around so it's used up a few spare parts. 11 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 I love it! The screws look far better than if you'd stopped the old drill holes with dowel. They make the unfaded band of woodstain look intentional somehow. Can't wait to hear how she plays. 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 1, 2019 Author Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Clamp , clamping, clamped. The face is now trimmed to fit and the neck pocket routed. Next comes sanding and finishing the sides and neck before final assembly. The F holes look a bit out of line (further from the bottom edge than the top) it looked worse in the picture than it real life but I have since trimmed the body a bit more to rectify it. Edited September 1, 2019 by Dom in Somerset It was a bit crap. 6 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted September 1, 2019 Posted September 1, 2019 @Dom in Somerset UR Bob Clampit AICM5UKP 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 1, 2019 Author Posted September 1, 2019 47 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: @Dom in Somerset UR Bob Clampit AICM5UKP Er? Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted September 1, 2019 Posted September 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Dom in Somerset said: Er? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobby_Lud Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 2, 2019 Author Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobby_Lud NMN5UKP4U Edited September 2, 2019 by Dom in Somerset It was a bit crap. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dom in Somerset said: My oiled body. Mine: (I wish) 1 3 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 3, 2019 Author Posted September 3, 2019 If you photoshopped a bass into the picture I would have believed you. 😁 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 7, 2019 Author Posted September 7, 2019 Ready for sea trials! I still need a jack plate and strap buttons but I couldn't resist posting some pictures, I'm really pleased with the look and feel of it. I'm going to play it for a while and see what refinements are required. 6 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Ho! Ho! Retro Mojo! Edited September 7, 2019 by Stub Mandrel Quoted wrong post! Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) I have rehearsed and gigged with the bass now, in fact I'm using it for a lunchtime gig tomorrow. So far I've replaced the pickup, it was originally an Entwistle but I tried a generic one that I got from AxesRus a few years ago that I liked due to it's big dynamic range. It's a bit clearer than the Entwistle too. It cut's through nicely without being too loud, great in the folk rock band I'm with tomorrow but not big enough for the country rock trio that I also play in. I've replaced the strap buttons with piano frame bolts (they hold the frame to the case) , this extends the position of the strap and improves balance. I can't stand those piddly little screws! There is no way these bad boys are working loose. Edited October 5, 2019 by Dom in Somerset Sometimes you just have to. 2 Quote
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