Pierre-Yves' African Blackwood Custom Series II

[sureshjohn]

Hi, I saw this plate when I was there last week. They want it to be perfect to the MM. So you have to be patient......

[pierreyves]

 
sorry but what is MM ?

[pierreyves]

Sorry.... what you use as drill engine ?  1/

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  or 3/

   

[amelnick]

thats a lot of drilling!

[pierreyves]

Miiiiiicaaaaaaaaaa ?
 
 
 

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[mica]

Hi Pierre-Yves,
 
As I emailed you yesterday, your bass is in spray. If my timing isn't good, I can't take a good picture because when the bass is sanded and ready for the next coat of finish, there isn't anything to see except a bunch of dust.  
 
Today, I was lucky (I a suppose you were too) since I found your bass in preset - this is when the bass is about one third of the way through finish and we install the frets and make the hardware ready for the plating.  
 

 
Looks beautiful!

[David Houck]

The contrast between the body, the accent lam, and the top is wonderful!

[edwin]

That is seriously stunning! I love the wide accent lam.
 
So, I am curious what JDS stands for. I've noticed that in a number of instruments. Also what does the other writing mean?

[pierreyves]

Humpf, Gasp, waaaaawww, Arrrrgh, Slickt & Co !!!
Marvellous... Hope it for my little Christmas  
Yess Edwiun, Mica, What mean JDS ? Thank's for update Mica.
How many stage of spray you do on your instrument ?

[briant]

So, I am curious what JDS stands for. I've noticed that in a number of instruments. Also what does the other writing mean?
 
I'm guessing that JDS is someone's initials who maybe routed the body - or at least did something on the instrument to this point.
 
I believe the 14759 is the numeric bit of the serial number.  Only lacking the year and letter code.

[David Houck]

I believe the initials are probably the person who carved the instrument.  And I'm thinking the number is not the serial number but the work order number.  Those are my recollections from past threads.

[jazzyvee]

Pierre I really believe you made a wise choice with the blackwood top and that wide maple laminate. It looks like it will be a sweet looking bass.
 
Jazzyvee

[funkyjazzjunky]

Pierre
 
Great looking bass.

[briant]

I believe I was incorrect about the serial number.  
 
Dave is correct.  It has something to do with the work order.

[pierreyves]

Hi Mica,
when I look at this picture
 
the master volume is beside of the humcancelling from about 2cm and the pickup position is the standard position (on the red tiger). For my bass, the master volume seems to be positioned (?) 2 cm in front AND my pickups are more close of the fingerboard.
On your post Nr 7001 your design on the paper give not the same position as the design on the wood.
Why this difference ?
Could be possible to have a picture of the peghead and the logo ?
Best regards and thank's for this nice work.
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on November 10, 2010)