Author Topic: For Harrison (Read 637 times)

bigh · « **Reply #15 on:** April 14, 2003, 07:01:07 AM »

Mica (and Wayne),

I agree that the second bookmatch looks better. Mica, in a previous posting you said you believed that this piece of walnut could be bookmatched to center but can you verify now that it will cover the Purple Princess-sized Rogue?

One last thing, any chance you could wipe some acetone over the wood to see the wet look?

Thanks,

Harrison

adriaan · « **Reply #16 on:** April 14, 2003, 08:50:40 AM »

With all those angled patterns, it looks a lot like old maps of fortified cities in Europe. Sometimes it's a shame knowing you'll lose part of the pattern - but I'm sure this will turn out to be a great-looking bass.

mica · « **Reply #17 on:** April 14, 2003, 11:53:13 AM »

Hi Harrison,

The bookmatch will cover the width you need for a bookmatch to center. Please confirm that you want the bookmatch to center on this order.

I'll get you an acetone wipe later in the week so you can get a better idea of the look, it will be a bit darker.

markus · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2003, 02:52:55 PM »

The 2nd one could kinda look like sonic vibrations radiating away from the pickups and bridge.

Mark

bigh · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2003, 06:25:29 PM »

Mica,

I've decided that the modified body will be big enough and that the standard maple neck will give it a good contrast visually. Besides, I've always liked the Alembic neck-through look anyway!

Thanks for checking.

Harrison

mica · « **Reply #20 on:** April 15, 2003, 02:56:10 PM »

OK Harrison, I'll take that as a pass on the bookmatch to center. Here's the wood with a wipe of acetone:

goooge · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2003, 05:26:27 PM »

oh SWEEEETTTTT!!!!!

btc
btc
btc
bookmatch to center
bookmatch to center

bigh · « **Reply #22 on:** April 30, 2003, 03:21:30 PM »

Mica,

Any photos worth showing yet?

Thanks,

Harrison

mica · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2003, 06:03:26 PM »

Well, how about this titillating action shot from yesterday:

of the body in the glue press? Prtety cool, huh? I know you can't see much, but it's something to chew on until next week's update. Your bass will be in the carving department by then and actually look like bass. Have a great weekend and did ya get those funky pickups yet?

bob · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2003, 10:17:49 PM »

Okay, Mica, you've got to explain this.

For some reason (not entirely clear), the first thing that came to my mind was the early Alien flicks.

So what's the deal here? At first it looks like maybe you use a really viscous glue, and spray it on. But I can't believe you'd waste that much overspray...

So now I'm thinking it was already glued and what we're really looking at is a vacumn bag over the whole thing, which would fit with your phrase in the glue press. But that seems weird to me and not likely to be as effective as a clamp/press in this case.

bigh · « **Reply #25 on:** May 12, 2003, 01:35:41 PM »

Mica,

It took me a little while to figure out what this picture was as well. Thanks for the update.

The pickups came (thanks!) but only one of the leads had a connector. Is this right or is this what qualified them as funky?

Thanks again,

Harrison

mica · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2003, 01:48:29 PM »

The picture shoes the body under a vacuum bag which streches over the gluing caul and exerts and even pressure over the body. We use C-clamps if we're only making one or two bodies at a time, but the drawback there is the glue squishes around as you increase the pressure on each of the 11 clamps, so you can only increase the pressure slightly on each one as you go around. The vacuum press slowing draws the clamping bag down very evenly and makes a splendid clamp.

Harrison - does the pickup lead have the crimps on it or it bare wire? If you have the crimps in place, I can mail you the housing for the connector. If you don't have the crips, you'll have to either borrow a crimping tool or solder the connection traditionally.

bigh · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:08:05 AM »

Mica,

The P pickup has the female connector. The J pickup has just the bare wire. I may have access to a tool if you can send me connector.

Any updates on my Rogue?

Harrison

mica · « **Reply #28 on:** June 04, 2003, 02:40:39 PM »

Hey Harrison,

Finally able to get last week's pictures up. Here's your bass when the body was glued to the neck:

I just love how the grain follow the lower body half especially well.

Sent those crimps to you, call or email if you have any trouble getting them installed.

bigh · « **Reply #29 on:** June 20, 2003, 03:07:34 PM »

Mica,

When we spoke last I think you said that my bass was headed into spray or routing. Any updates?

Harrison