P.S.  Forgot to say - it looks stunning!!!!!

How does a neck that close to complete get relegated to the scrap pile?
 
Or have you just stacked various pieces together making it appear to be complete?

Unfortunately Wayne, it looks like your clock will be missing the Chinese Dragon fretboard inlay  ;-)

Here's a picutre with the contrast changed and a marking to illustrate the peghead:
 

 
The form is very similar to the previous line art from May 1.

Thanks Mica. I think I would like to exaggerate the largest of the two bevels a little more and the smallest of the two bevels just a touch more. They look a little weak and indistinct to me at the moment.  Is that possible please or does changing it commit me to the latter of the two designs?

Magnificent!!! (I can't think of a better word)  
 
It now seems to have subtlely morphed into exactly what nature intended. IMHO this bass has Featured Custom written all over it...

Featured Custom - now, that would about make my life I think, never mind my day!

Definitely yes - it's so unusual, so outstanding, it just has to be the Featured Custom as soon as it's finished! :-)

Just a small side point... Featured Custom is not supposed to be a competition. I happen to agree that this one is sufficiently unique that it would provide a great example of the kinds of things Alembic can do, and my guess is it most likely will show up there eventually.
 
But at the same time, you could just as well go to the Alembic Store page, pick out a standard model on which they'd used some special wood or perhaps thrown in a small electronics upgrade, and justifiably feature it.  
 
And I recall a conversation last fall with Mica (Susan may have also been there, I forget), in which one of the considerations was that it might be nice to feature something with fall colors around Thanksgiving (aka Autumn's Delight), and perhaps a hint of green around Christmas (Flight of Fancy)... so the selection of the winner may be a bit more subjective or obscure than you might imagine.
 
All I'm suggesting is that while enthusiasm and excitement is great, it would perhaps be a mistake (for any of us) to open the door to even the slightest potential for disappointment - feeling that your bass is somehow less worthy, or your love for it any less - if it didn't happen to get featured. They're all pretty amazing instruments, and only so many months in a year.
 
(On the plus side, of course, it does save you the trouble of posting pictures yourself...).

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PTBO-and still more speechless

Hi Mica,
 
Any news on where we are at with this little project please?
 
Thanks,
 
Rog

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Paul the bad one

Hi Roger,
 
Here's the update you've been waiting for:
 
We've completed the templates for the body and peghead. The neck is in the press. I had been waiting for the ideal piece of wood for this project. This is not so easy a task for this size and shape of body. I  believe I have the ideal piece that you will like. I actually have two boards for you to choose from. Mica is out of the office today but when she returns tomorrow, she'll take pictures and post them for your viewing pleasure. They have aspects of the wood that Michael pictured on his mockup May 9th post. The front and back can be made from the same board. Once you make your wood decision, you may have your bass in time for All Hallow's Eve!  
 
From: DRAGONS R US ( Susan)

Uh.
Ah.
Um.
Oh.
Ahhh.
OH!
WOW!
 
I just ran across this thread, and I must say that I just don't have words to describe how unbelievably cool I think this design is!
 
It's definately got Alembic lines (but of course!), and it's also reminiscent of a Spyder in the way it looks like it will balance.
 
Dragon's Wing...I really like that too.
 
Knobs...I don't think it needs knobs, I think it needs claws...or teeth. Or maybe scales. Hrmm, scales. I wonder what a dragon's scale would look like...something rumbling in D minor perhaps?
 
My only question would be: Where would the other 4 tuners go if I ordered an 8-string version of the Roger's Dragon Mk I Series II

Hi Susan,
 
Thanks for the update! I'll look for the wood once Mica has had a chance to take photos of it and I'll let you know. As it would seem that both you and I are singing from the same hymn sheet with this little project, I suspect that one (or both) of the pieces of wood that you have in mind will be fine.
 
Scrub has raised an interesting point - what would happen with 5 and 6 string versions of the Dragon's Wing too?  I suspect that you might be selling a few more of these over the coming years. Do I get a percentage of the profits?  ;-)
 
You may have noticed that I've been asking questions about control knobs in Randy's thread (sorry Randy - didn't mean to try and hijack it).
 
Originally I had this idea about a radically different layout for the knobs and switches. I think I'm going to bin that and stick with the grouping as standard on the Mark King model (although I haven't fully made-up my mind yet). I like the idea of having all of the controls close to each other. I'm going to be contacting Roger at THG again very shortly, so that I can progress a set of knobs for this instrument.
 
Regarding the actual controls themselves (as also detailed in Randy's thread), I am assuming that I get a master volume, a pan, two filters and two Q switches?  That's what I would like anyway.  Actual layout of the controls we can discuss in due course.
 
Looking forward to seeing that lovely wood!
 
Cheers,
 
Rog