Beautiful, beautiful cocobolo!

Thanks guys!  I'm glad to hear y'all appreciate it too!  I think it's incredibly gorgeous and awesome-looking... as good as anything I've ever seen!
 
I'm so psyched!

Hey Mica... if you've got a sec, I'd appreciate a little reassurance here... 'cause I LOVE this Coco Bolo!
 
Will these boards be big enough to cover the whole top & back -INCLUDING the Omega tips?
 
It looks pretty close.  I can see there's a little additional wood at the top of the front board... and even more at the top of the back board.
 
I'm just a little concerned -probably over nothing.  Probably due to ignorance on my part.  But, at your convenience, please humor me and confirm that there is no problem with these boards covering the entire front and back of my bass -INCLUDING THE OMEGA TIPS.
 
This wood looks so awesome... I already TOTALLY in love with it, and I'd hate to have to go with other wood! I'm already fantasizing about how great it'll look when it has the finish, and then when I'm actually holding and playing it... so please confirm that it's safe for me to continue fantasizing!!!
 
Thanks, Mark.
 
Have a great weekend!

The wood will cover front and back from the tips of the horns to the tips of the omega. You are looking at a slightly oversized outline. You can probably tell that the horns look a little chunkier than the finished shape. Even an exact outline drawing like we do for a case interior look larger than the finished piece. This is due to the way most people look at guitars. You concentrate on the flat part, and tend to minimize the size of the rounded edge.
 
The Coco Bolo does not extend to edge of the body since there is a rounded edge. More like 3/4 inch in from the perimeter. Check out Bradley's 6-string for an idea of the finished look.  
 
Hope you're feeling better with the assurances and explanation.

Thanks Mica, I figured it was nothing to worry about... but now I know for sure!
 
Thanks for taking the time to explain and assure... 'cause now I DO feel better!
 
Even though it's nowhere near as fancy and elaborate as 8 Strings of Power, I'm almost as excited... and it looks like it'll DEFINITELY be as beautiful!!!  And I'm confident it'll be equally awesome sounding -in it's own way!
 
I'm still hoping you and your dad will figure out a remote fix/diagnosis for the Europa... but I'm planning/assuming that it'll require a trip to the mothership... which wouldn't be such a bad thing.  My other half is already gung-ho for the trip!  It would be nice to see you again, and the rest of the family... maybe even the next generation.
 
Thanks again, hope all is well with your family.
 
Take care, Mark.

Fingerboard getting glued to the neck:

Now there will be something to fit the bookmatch to centers to.

Thanks for the update!  I look forward to seeing the body glued on... and then the BTCs being installed!

Hi mom!
 
If you get the chance, I'd sure love to get an update and/or picture of the project... something for the weekend.  Even a brief description of the status would be great.
 
If not, don't fret, I know it'll be awesome.
 
Tom Z and I might come up together for our instruments, depending on the timing.
 
Also, reminder... the issue with my electronics on my 8-string, reserving your Dads time to examine/diagnose/fix the problem, etc... the premise again is that if we can't do a remote fix, I'll DEFINITELY come up to pick up the 6-string (when it's ready) and bring the 8-string to be fixed at the same time... and I'd only be able to hang a day or two or three at most (so I'd need it to be fixed within a 1-3 day period... that would be the premise of coming up... to stone two birds with one joint).
 
Another related reminder... if/when I come up to pick up the 6-string and have the 8-string repaired, it would of course be important/ESSENTIAL to make sure any (potentially) needed parts are already on-hand... I've already given you the serial numbers for the electronics -again, I think the balance/pan control MAY be some sort of special part (which might NOT be a stock part for Alembic).  So, just to be prudent, I'm posting this reminder/request well in advance of the actual visit.
 
Again, if you need the info again, or any addition info and/or anything else to be able to facillitate the repair if/when I come up, please let me know as soon as needed so I can do whatever is needed.
 
Thanks again for everything, the 6-string looks to be every bit as awesome as the 8, and I can't wait for the next set of pictures!!!
 
And congratulations in advance for... well, you know!

Hi Mica!
 
I'm seriously jone-zeen for an update on my replacement bass... so if you get a chance to throw me a bone for the weekend, I'd appreciate it.  But again, don't worry if you're too busy... I know you've got a lot on your plate.
 
Take care, Mark.

I saw the peghead cut and drilled. Since Bob is off until the 5th, I probably won't have much more to report until after he's back and getting the BTC glueups in place.

Thanks, Mica!

Oh, duh, by the way, I caught an error a while back on a previous post where I thanked you and BILL and the other fine folks at Alembic for the awesome Coco Bolo board you selected for me...
 
SORRY... I meant to thank BOB... no offense, Bob!  My apologies... I mixed your name up with ibpesq/bills name... it was on my mind as I was thanking him for the positive vibes/comment he made about the wood earlier.
 
So once, again, my apologies, BOB, and thanks for the wonderful board you selected for me, which will give me great pleasure for decades to come!  (Unless the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupts and/or an astroid hits the Earth and ends our existence prematurely -as the Mayan calander supposedly predicts will happen in 2012!!!)
 
(And even in that case, I'll have 4 or 5 good years with it!!!)

Ha! Hey King!
 
Ah yes, the Mayans.  Either December 21st or 22nd I understand, depending on how you count. Pity it's so close to Christmas but I'm glad we get to have one last fall. Autumn is so pretty in Ohio and winter's such a drag. What say we all get together and build a big bomb shelter and stock it with enough food and sound equipment for all the Alembic players in the world? Heck we could even move the mothership entirely underground! We could have a zoo to hold some of the more useful animals - lambs, goats, cows, horses, dogs, drummers.  :-)
 
Well, about five years to go everyone!  Play hard!
 
:-)
 
Regards,  
Jim

Just thought of something.  An alternative (or plan B) would be to have Ron build us a giant sound system that covers the entire state of Utah (the State of Sound?), facing straight up.  Then we could all plug into it and play a low E at the same time, perhaps using the rhythms of an an ancient Mayan tune if anyone knows one.  The intense low-frequency sound waves (with all their attending harmonics dutifully replicated by the fruit of Ron's labor and the fact that we will all have our filters wide open) will gently nudge said asteroid off it's evil trajectory and into a more benign one. We may not avoid an impact, but we might avoid cataclysm and in any event we'd all have a grand time!
 
Hey - it's an idea...

Mark:
 
Go ahead and thank me, no problemo, though I spell it Lbpesq, not Ibpesq!  Believe me, I've been called far worse things than one of the fine folks at Alembic.  And I still love your wood - looking forward to seeing it in a more finished state.  As for the Utah State of Sound, watch out for the infamous brown note.  lol
 
Bill, tgo