Austin's Coco Bolo Classico

[mica]

The Ebony and Maple neck fresh off the presses:

  And the top:

 what a big piece of Coco Bolo!

[foth]

Austin
 
It's going to be a lot of fun watching this one being built!  What scale is the neck?
 
Paul

[bob]

Wow, it just registered that this is a Classico in progress! (didn't fully read the thread title a few days ago).
 
This will be fun, even from the sidelines. How many strings?
-Bob

[darkstar01]

Thank you sooo much for the pics, mica!!! I can't wait to see the top cut.
I'm not looking at the specs currently, but if i remember correctly it's a 41 and 1/2 scale length... Stanley's measurements on his 18th (?) century bass.  
Definitely 4 strings. My hands can't agree with an upright with more than 4.  
Excitement is not the word.
Austin

[foth]

A 41 1/2 scale, two ebony lams, mahogany body, and a coco bolo top.  That should give a great fundamental!

[lothartu]

First off Congrats!
Secondly, ... which lottery did you win?
 
I would have loved to have seen the look on the Alembic peoples faces when the work order for a coco bolo classico came through.
 
I predict that this will be the most watched thread of 2006.
 
- Jim

[olieoliver]

Coco Bolo is such an awesome wood. This is going to be one fine instrument. Congrats Paul, and now as Carly Simon once sang, Anticipation.....

[darkstar01]

Paul? hmm.... pretty sure this ones mine ;p
Jim- I actually let them know I was interested in a Walnut classico, but then Mother Alembic herself told me she'd been storing this piece of Coco Bolo specifically for a classico for several years. I'm so psyched. I've checked this thread like 10 times a day... let the addiction begin!... er... continue!
Austin

[mica]

Okay, Chip has pulled out the pieces and is prepping the clamps for getting this big boy glued up. These are the Mahogany body parts:

  Do you have a preference for the top bookmatch arrangement?  

 

[darkstar01]

Thanks for the update, Mica.
I really like the look of the layout in the first pic, especially with the part in the top of the pic being the lower part of the bass. I think I'd like to go with that if possible.

[mica]

Some more neck work recently:

[mica]

Peghead getting its veneers glued up:

  And Chip cutting some of the body laminations:

[bassjigga]

Even though there's a lot of cool instruments in the works, I'm really dyin to see an update on this thing.

[darkstar01]

uhh.. me too. x]

[darkstar01]

I'd really like to know what's going on with this thing.... any word???