Author Topic: Matt's Coco Bolo Stanley Clarke (Read 1429 times)

mica · « **on:** June 30, 2004, 03:44:39 PM »

Might as well start off with the Coco Bolo:

This will darken up even more once the finish is applied.

mica · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2004, 02:23:30 PM »

Okay, Chip has plowed through our big cache of Coco Bolo, and found these top two candidates for your bass:

These are freshly sanded surfaces, and look more yellowy-orange than the finished color will be. Both also have a matching back laminate. Of course it will be impossible to perfectly match the other piece you saw on a finished bass, but I think these capture the color and figure requirements well. Let me know what you think.

matthewfine · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2004, 05:43:51 PM »

The color and pattern of the July 04 featured custom is what I am looking for.

mica · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2004, 06:50:18 PM »

This was the picture you sent that I was working from:

I wasn't looking for anything close to the Featured Custom from last month - it's entirely different from what I understood you were looking for. So we'll need to define what you want. From this picture:

you indicated that you didn't like the little "eyes" staring back, but the July 04 has eyes all over it:

So I'm thinking you like the larger circular figure centered on the eyes, but not isolated ones that don't influence the surrounding grain pattern as much. Let me know if I've got it straight and Chip and I will go on a wood safari.

matthewfine · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2004, 03:42:08 PM »

Exactly! Please ask Chip if he would go on safari again. Thank you Mica.

mica · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2004, 09:12:18 AM »

Sorting through those big planks takes a dear amount of time. We found 2 that we think will suit you and surfaced them. Pictures are cropped to close to the are that will be included:

Number 1 has more of the color and overall character.

I think number 2 will be slightly less orange color than the July 04 FC, but it's more erratic and Chip though you might like it. On both, the sapwood will not be inlcuded unless you request it so. Let me know if either one of these is the "one" and Chip can get the body assembled to catch up with that lonely neck.

matthewfine · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2004, 05:08:37 PM »

Very nice. Thank you for the extra time spent to find these. Number one is the one.

The sapwood is the white part on the edges?
What do you do for the back of the instrument?

mica · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2004, 09:55:13 AM »

Glad we found your wood! Chip will be very happy to get that body assembled.

The back will be a little further down the board. It's nice when we can cut both the top and back from the same board.

matthewfine · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2004, 06:56:51 PM »

Yes, it will be beautiful. Take pictures along the way so I can see the progress, if you wouldn't mind. Thanks again Mica.

mica · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2004, 05:44:47 PM »

Here's the peghead veneered:

matthewfine · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2004, 01:51:47 AM »

Beautiful!

mica · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2004, 01:34:49 PM »

But wait... there's more

matthewfine · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2004, 06:33:37 PM »

Aren't those metal wood clamps going to be in my way during my solo?

bsee · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2004, 06:35:56 PM »

They won't hinder you nearly as much as the lack of strings and electronics will, unless you're a percussionist!

matthewfine · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2004, 10:54:34 AM »

Good point!