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And we have sound!  :)

 

And it sounds great!! :party:

 

Here's the chamber, complete with the CTS push/pull:

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The second set of strings that Jack had sent also sound and feel great :)

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Looks pretty cool as well as sounding pretty cool:

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Just a few finishing tweaks and final set up and it will be ready to pass back  :)

 

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One of the remaining tidying up jobs was this - the router cut from narrowing the neck heel:

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And I had an idea.  And yes, @Happy Jack - there was always going to be at least one swift :)

 

A trick I stumbled on a number of years ago was, with a 3-layer pickguard, you can rout through the top layer and expose the middle layer.

 

Like this:

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And it's just the right thickness:

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Tidied up, it adds maybe a little je ne sais quoi?

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4 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

Seriously? That's fabulous!

 

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

Stunning would I dare to say!

 

Very kind of the both of you.   As the saying goes, you can never have too many swifts :) 

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4 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

So anyway, about my next project ...

 

 

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I saw this on Fb a day or two ago, and I'm going to echo one of the posts I saw in response to it … what is that black plate behind the bridge?

Anyone any ideas?

 

Mark

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Well, all done, set up, sounds great, still weighs a ton :D

 

I'm meeting Jack and Silvia tomorrow to pass it over.  To protect the car the bass for the journey, I've popped it in one of my bass gig bags.  Clearly it wants to have a peep to see where I'm taking it:

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Just now, Daz39 said:

Looks even better on a sunny day, great reflections on the swirly bits (no, not your knees...)

 

That's the intended use (not the knees) - outdoor gigs on sunny days. The debut ([Eddie Waring] and first appearance also /[Eddie Waring]) will now be on 25th August at MarlowFest with the RBL.

 

 

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