RonC Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Kev said: Outstanding work, bravo! Million dollar question - do you take commissions?! Thank you! I don't take commisions yet, I do 90% of the work in the workplace of the luthier school. sometimes i do some repairwork at the kitchentable 😉. Next year i want to build my own workplace at home. Then i might take commisions... 😀 Edited March 28 by RonC 3 Quote
bremen Posted March 28 Posted March 28 39 minutes ago, RonC said: Thank you! I don't take commisions yet, I do 90% of the work in the workplace of the luthier school. sometimes i do some repairwork at the kitchentable 😉. Next year i want to build my own workplace at home. Then i might take commisions... 😀 Start a waiting list now 1 Quote
Si600 Posted March 28 Posted March 28 3 hours ago, Kev said: Outstanding work, bravo! Million dollar question - do you take commissions?! For a million dollars? He may very well do 1 Quote
mikebass456 Posted March 28 Posted March 28 37 minutes ago, prowla said: Are people who collect Wal basses wallies? 🤣 Walters? Quote
bremen Posted March 28 Posted March 28 3 minutes ago, Kev said: Profiteerers. Chuck him off your waiting list, Ron! [...shuffles closer to front of queue...] 2 Quote
bremen Posted March 28 Posted March 28 25 minutes ago, RonC said: Walnuts? Walloons? Or are those just your Southern neighbours 🤔 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted March 28 Posted March 28 51 minutes ago, bremen said: Walloons? Or are those just your Southern neighbours 🤔 Sort of... 1 Quote
three Posted March 29 Posted March 29 This thread is an absolute joy - staggering talent and an outstanding achievement. Wow! 1 Quote
bremen Posted March 29 Posted March 29 32 minutes ago, three said: This thread is an absolute joy - staggering talent and an outstanding achievement. Wow! It's the most life-affirming thing I've seen on the www since the invention of toast. 1 Quote
RonC Posted March 29 Author Posted March 29 11 hours ago, three said: This thread is an absolute joy - staggering talent and an outstanding achievement. Wow! Thank you! It was an absolute joy building it! 3 1 Quote
ZumaZmusic Posted April 7 Posted April 7 On 26/03/2025 at 04:06, RonC said: And of course myself testing it.. Soundclips will follow! Eagerly awaiting those sound clips! 1 Quote
KevSpurs Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Firstly thank you for sharing what was obviously a labour of love ❤️ such skill and talent! Secondly it’s a Wal but you have made it your own with the ebony facings. The headstock facing especially with your initials (did you use maple for the inlay?) 1 Quote
RonC Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 26 minutes ago, KevSpurs said: Firstly thank you for sharing what was obviously a labour of love ❤️ such skill and talent! Secondly it’s a Wal but you have made it your own with the ebony facings. The headstock facing especially with your initials (did you use maple for the inlay?) Thanks for the compliments! it was quite a tough job, especially planing the ebony facings, but it was a joy to make! I indeed used maple for the inlay. I made a logo design in Illustrator and had it laser cutted. I have a box full of them now so i can use them on all of my basses. The cool thing about ebony is that its easy to retouch with ebony dust and superglu (or glu boost). 1 Quote
KevSpurs Posted Wednesday at 16:24 Posted Wednesday at 16:24 The ebony was certainly worth the effort as it looks amazing! How long did it take you to complete from start to finish? Quote
RonC Posted Wednesday at 17:24 Author Posted Wednesday at 17:24 (edited) I only build around 5 or 6 hrs a week at the luthier school, i started with this bass about a year ago. I think about 40 weeks or so, so that makes around 200-240 hrs. I still have to learn a lot so I’m not the fastest builder… 😉 Edited Wednesday at 17:45 by RonC 3 Quote
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