Hi all   The acoustic bass I’ve just finished is such a success that I’m going straight into building another, albeit this next one is a bit more complicated - the top will be carved from solid wood to create the arch,rather than being a thin piece of wood pushed into an arch by the braces, as the last one was.    I’m already a couple of days into building, but just in case anyone is interested, I’ll show the process from the beginning.    First up, a pile of wood: