Ken's Custom Rogue

[valvil]

Hello Ken,
 
your neck had been made, next up are the body and the top laminate.
 
Valentino

[kenbass4]

Shaun - Yeah, I'm sure people will be wondering why I have a backward p and strange b. I thought about translating my name into elvish, then using those runes, but...I'd rather spend time writing and recording music.
 
Valentino - Thanks! The next part should look really cool during construction. Have a great Thanksgiving, and take a few extra units before dinner. (advice from one diabetic to another)
 
Best holiday wishes,
Ken

[mica]

Hope you don't mind, Ken:
 

 
Mom just had to have your neck made with Purpleheart laminates. This pic is from 11-29, I saw the neck today and it's all decorated now with the veneers on the front and back. Looks sweet!

[kenbass4]

Working on Thanksgiving Weekend I see...
 
Sonically the purpleheart probably won't be a huge advantage for my style of playing, but I have to agree with your mother (again) on the appearance. You know, if you keep rewarding my pestering like this, I'm going to really become unbearable! :-) (that'll be tomorrow when you post the pics of the neck veneers, right??...)

[palembic]

I know Tolkien and read The Ring but you guys are talking about a world I don't know. Now that's no problem, it's even very good as long as someone want to explain what those languages are? I thought they were invented (NB WITH grammar structure etc...) or roughly based on old celtic dialects??
I didn't saw any runes? Do I miss a pictures?
 
BTW: I wear a small chain around my neck with 3 things peding on it: an old figure of two small kids holding each othetr symbolising Gemini (my astrological sign), an authentic silver ALEMBIC LOGO (where that stands for: take a peep at the Alembic site), and the CEN rune: standing for creativity and consistency.
 
Paul the bad one
 
Mmmm ...maybe I should be embarassed now!

[kenbass4]

Paul TBO-
 
 
If you just read the story, you just get hints of the language throughout the story. But if you look in the appendicies of Return of the King, there's a whole bunch of information, both back story (Aragorn & Arwen, the fall of Numenor, etc.) and the languages, including tables showing the various runes. I found the stuff in there to be almost as good as the story itself!
 
Happy reading!
Ken (The elvish one??)

[mikedm]

Paul,
 
As fanstastic as the ring trilogy + hobbit are, The Silmarillion and other tales contain more than enough history to overdose the most rabid/avid Tolkien junkie. Tolkien was fascinated by ancient languages and folklore: Scandinavian, Germanic, Saxon, and Celtic, just to name a few. Consider that he began inventing languages with his cousin so they could play secret games as young children.
The languages hinted at in the above posts are the two most prevelant and ancient elven languages. Tolkien was a nut, and I for one, am thankful.
 

[mikedm]

Ken,
 
Sorry, I really checked in to see how your bass was coming along and couldn't resist.
 
Mike

[kenbass4]

Mike,
 
No problem! It's good to run across other Tolkien fans, especially here among the Alembians. I figured The Silmarillion would be a bit heavy for most people, and most of the info on languages is in the appendicies in ROTK.
 
Ken TEO

[bracheen]

Hey, a side thread that isn't about beer!  That's gotta be a first.  How do you say home brew in elvish?  I'm a Robert Jordan fan myself.
 
Sam

[mica]

Wow, Ken, how'd ya know you'd be gettin gmore pics today?  

 

 

 The continuous wood truss rod cover was cut out today. I don't think the "Eagle" will be as evident when the pickups are cut.

[kenbass4]

Mica,
 
I guess I'm just psycic...or was that psychotic, I keep getting those confused
 
I wasn't sure that the eagle was going to make it through the pickup cutouts, and really that's ok. The color and pattern of the wood is so striking, I don't think not having a specific image in the wood will be an issue.
 
(BTW, we have a siamese mix kitten that has claimed me as her person with coloring very close to this wood. She's making it very hard for me to type this...I think she's jealous!)

[kenbass4]

Sam,
 
Maryulda is about as close as I can get to Home Brew. (Elves were strictly wine drinkers) The literal translation is Home Draught.
 
I sense another forum forming here: Elvish 101

[mikedm]

Wow, explosive!

[mica]

It's now in the carving department:
 

 
I had a couple of other pics, but during the holi-daze I get even more scattered than ususal.