Northern California X - The Photo Thread

[oddmetersam]

Pics Part I.
Had a fabulous time at the gathering. Great people, great basses, and great playing. Special thanks to Mica and her family and our host, Will.

[oddmetersam]

Pics Part II
Gary came down from Washington state with the only Classico 6-string in existence. The icing on the cake? Two beautiful Spyder basses; a 4-string and an 8-string.

[David Houck]

Great pics, Sam!  Thanks!

[oddmetersam]

Hey, Dave! Thanks!

[hieronymous]

+1 on the great pics - I can almost imagine that I was there for the whole day!

[pauldo]

Beautiful pics Sam.  Gorgeous subjects and framed perfectly.

Oohh those Spiders! 

On the 8, are both strings anchored in the same slot?

[oddmetersam]

Harry, will look forward to seeing you next year.

Pauldo, Thanks. Some of the shots are slightly (wink, wink) cropped. As far as the exact design of the 8-string's tailpiece and string anchor, I'm sure Mica and Gary can answer that question in detail.

[David Houck]

Paul; go back up to Sam's body closeup of the 8 string and zoom in on the tailpiece; you'll see that yes, both strings are anchored in one slot.

[edwardofhuncote]

Love that scroll on the Hyak bass.   

[rv_bass]

Why is it called a Hyak bass?

Bill and Henry, nice guitars!

[lbpesq]

Rob, Hyak was the company that made it.  They lasted about a year in Belleview, Washington, and produced about 100 basses and guitars in the late '70s.  I believe one of the founders was a former Alembic employee.  They could be run mono or stereo, and came with a power supply and 5-pin cable, similar to Alembic.  And thanks for the compliment.  Henry's old Series II sure is sweet!

Bill, tgo

[rv_bass]

Bill, thanks for the explanation, Hyaks are neat looking basses.  Sam,  I add to the compliments on your photos, very nice!

Rob

[pauldo]

Paul; go back up to Sam's body closeup of the 8 string and zoom in on the tailpiece; you'll see that yes, both strings are anchored in one slot.

Thanks -
Doesn't that create a condition that is subject to a random positioning/ settling of the strings with potential binding that could lead to premature failure?  Or at least a tuning hassle until they find their happy place nestled together?

[oddmetersam]

Hey, rv!
Thanks for the kind words about the photos.

[HyAlembicK]

nice photo's Sam. It was great hanging with you and all the folks at the gathering!