@marcel gorgeous spalting. Like the horns and body shape.

Today I worked on the body. Cut out the shape with a jig saw (my bandsaw hasn't enough power to cut through a body blank, especially when it's treated with wood hardener). Attachment : image.png ...

@clinton I fear it's not me you're referring to but the bass...

@marcel beauty

...so today, using a bobbin sander, I rounded off the piece behind the nut to the headstock. Attachment : image.png With a 12 inch radius block I sanded the radius on the fretboard. Attachme...

Next job was to shape the fretboard on the bandsaw and router. Attachment : image.png And then glued it on to the neck. Attachment : image.png Attachment : image.png Today I took...

This afternoon I cut the fret slots. Attachment : image.png Attachment : image.png

Today I have put some coats of wood hardener on the top wood as spalted maple (or any spalted wood) can be quite brittle. So no spectacular progress today, but it does give an impression of how it wil...

No I did not laminate it myself, bought it at Masave in Zwolle where I buy all my wood. Rick usually has many neck blanks in stock, also laminated. And what I like is he will always make it to the thi...

@marcel That neck is beautiful, did you laminate it yourself ? or where did you get it from?I am considering making the laminated necks myself I am already looking for some wood at Masave, but I have ...

This morning, after making sure they fit seemlessly (a tiny bit of routing and some sanding) I glued the pieces of wood for the top together. Attachment : image.png Attachment : image.png ...

@clinton Looking Sharp Surely after routing and sanding it should be Flat. LOL.

Looking Sharp! Very nice.

Coming along nicely there @marcel 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Made some progress today. First I've cut the fingerboard a bit shorter and narrower and with my router made it to 6 mm thickness. And sanded it flat. Attachment : image.png Attachment : ima...

I'm not a great fan of flat wounds. I have flat wounds on one of my fretless basses (the one I made many moons ago on the BYO course), but on all my other basses I use round wounds.

@marcel Yes!!!! LaBella flat wounds on a short scale. Short scales feels so comfy and I love building them.

@marcel Interesting project. Which scale length will it be?

Some weeks ago I was in Ayr where Carol took me to an afternoon jam with Mick and Dee. I got the privilege to play Mick’s short scale bass, made by Mark. It was an eye opener for me. Never played a sh...

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