NickA Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 6 hours ago, pete.young said: Or a urinal 🙂 Ouch!! Stainless though, so probably urine resistant! 18 hours ago, Vicious_Squid said: My wheelbarrow bass is also arched True; due to the internal ribs, though. Most basses are carved (or hot formed from ply) so that the arch obviates the need for internal bracing (leaving it all more resonant, I guess). Lad here thinks he made a whole bass out of plywood - but no arch in the top at all, so probably more a "model" of a bass ... no idea what it sounded like (he doesn't say) https://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-A-Plywood-Upright-Bass/ one of the comments has the formula for neck angle and string force. Quote
Vicious_Squid Posted March 3, 2020 Author Posted March 3, 2020 It's finished! - Archtop upright bass made from a wheelbarrow. neck-thru (cigar box style) made from a solid mahogany door frame. Wheel left on for portability. Technical specifications: * 67 inches tall (1.7 metres / 5.58ft) * 3 strings (weedwackers) tuning: EAD * scale length 41 inches (104.14cm) w/ adjustable bridge * action 0.5 inches * neck width 3.5 inches (8.89cm) * 1.75" diameter body-coloured foam bumpers * sound post and f-holes * bridge piezo pickup (not pictured) Video: https://youtu.be/sYVip9Yxt9w Build album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jQTKj1hzPv8G117XA Apologies for starting a new thread but I couldn't find a way to edit or remove my old one. If moderators could please do that I'd be very grateful. 9 Quote
nige1968 Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 Brilliant! Can I suggest a warming-pan banjo next? Dare you to take it down the guitar shop and ask them to do a set-up on it. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Vicious_Squid said: I couldn't find a way to edit or remove my old one. ? Surely the original thread is a valuable documenting of the build? (BTW you could have changed the original title by editing your first post in the thread). Quote
Vicious_Squid Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Here's a better video: (no amplification or volume boosting) Edited March 6, 2020 by Vicious_Squid 4 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 I was going to start wheeling out the puns about grass roots and sowing the seeds for new musical projects but I'll get a handle on myself. 2 Quote
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