Author Topic: Mica and others (Read 909 times)

navybass · « **on:** December 31, 2003, 09:47:37 AM »

I started doing some modifications to my unknown bass. I put inlays in the neck and knobs. I also put a new cocobolo headstock overlay on it. Take a look. Tell me what you all think.

dela217 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2003, 12:12:55 PM »

I cannot see the pictures. Can you post them again? I would love to check it out.

palembic · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2003, 02:45:26 PM »

Heh ...uh ......pictures?!!?!?!?!?!?!

I always used to yell about pictures ...so now I got them offered ...I can't see none ...

Bartender ...give me another bottle and please for the other Paul's too!!!!

Paul the bad one

navybass · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2004, 04:12:28 AM »

Let me try this

navybass · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2004, 04:16:09 AM »

New Headstock overlay

navybass · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2004, 04:19:42 AM »

And the body. Showing the new gloss coat and Mother of Pearl inlaid knobs.

bracheen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2004, 07:43:21 AM »

John, I didn't notice the dove tailed point in the earlier postings. I really like that. The knobs look great too.

Sam

dela217 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2004, 04:51:08 PM »

Quite nice! I could not help notice some scalloping on the fingerboard near the nut. Or am I seeing things? The early basses had scalloped out nuts. I have not seen a scalloped fingerboard. Interesting...Michael

adriaan · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2004, 01:34:27 AM »

Scallopping near the nut - looks more like it's been played with the nut cut too low, so the strings have cut grooves in the fingerboard. The bridge saddles are also in strange positions.

Interesting project!

navybass · « **Reply #9 on:** January 02, 2004, 04:41:49 AM »

I have been trying to figure out those scallops also. They fall between the strings, so the strings couldn't have caused them. THey don't get in the way of anything, so they don't bother me too much.

I started on the dragon inlay on the headstock last night. I'll post a pic when I get it all done.

dela217 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 02, 2004, 11:57:26 AM »

Maybe this will help. Here is a picture of the nut on my 1972 Alembic bass. Notice that the scallops are between the strings on the nut just as they are on the fingerboard on your bass. The more detail I see of your instrument, the more Alembic it looks to me. I have scalloped nuts on all my 1972, 1973, and 1974 Alembic basses.

By the way, I really love the way you made that instrument personally yours....Michael

navybass · « **Reply #11 on:** January 02, 2004, 12:54:28 PM »

Thank you all.

bkbass · « **Reply #12 on:** January 02, 2004, 04:00:13 PM »

Nice job,nice bass.Is the body holled out under thebrass pickup plate?

bkbass · « **Reply #13 on:** January 02, 2004, 04:02:26 PM »

nice job,nice bass.Is the body hollowed out under the brass pickup plate?

navybass · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2004, 04:35:25 AM »

That's where the batteries are. It looks like there used to be a smaller plate there with 2 screws that held it on. I guess over time, the owner put the bigger battery plate and truss rod plate on.