i need some help gang - Colby Bass

[Highlander]

You'll have to ease up on those mount'n trips Al & Mrs Al...!

That's some crazy project, Bill...

[Pilgrim]

We folks with cranky ankles get to do a "Chester" impersonation.....fortunately I'm well past that stage in recovery.

Which is getting to be a very, very outdated reference for those who don't have enough grey hair to have seen Dennis Weaver on Gunsmoke.

[Highlander]

There's something in the back of my mind that Dennis Weaver's "Chester" limped to disguise the fact that James Arness had a genuine limp, or am I getting that mixed up with another western...?

[sniper]

i am not up on "Chester" but Dennis was from Joplin, MO ... my new as of 1964 home turf as are Linda Day George (married Christopher George of the "Rat Patrol" and she also was the female charactor in "Mission Impossible", and the home of Bob Cummings.

[sniper]

okay, today i sent the project to the luthier/builder. here it is before shipping. this is the one the spalted/ambrosia Maple cap is going on.



as one can see, the body is splitting already from a poor glue joint (check out the tail end by where the bridge will be) it is also splitting on the other end. that will be remedied with a saw, some dowels and a reglue with a piece of Mahogany for a "skunk" stripe.

the body is primarily Hard Ash.

[Highlander]

 

[drbassman]

OK, I'm the builder Sniper settled on.  Hope he knows what he's doing!

Here's the layout I like with the maple he sent...............

[ack1961]

this is going to be great to watch!
great choice of woods and that's an awesome layout.

[dadagoboi]

Looking good!  How wide is the center strip?  How do the pups relate to it?

[Highlander]

Doing this one in your spare time, eh Bill...?

[drbassman]

Looking good!  How wide is the center strip?  How do the pups relate to it?

The pup is a Dark Star and it's a little wider, which I think looks better.  The strip is about 2.5".

[drbassman]

Doing this one in your spare time, eh Bill...?

Pleeeeze, I know, I know!  I'm so buried, but this one is very straight forward, so it will get plenty of attention and Sniper promised he could wait 3-4 months.  I'm shooting to beat that.....

[Highlander]

Better than my records and I just refin... good luck for both Bill's

[sniper]

Pleeeeze, I know, I know!  I'm so buried, but this one is very straight forward, so it will get plenty of attention and Sniper promised he could wait 3-4 months.  I'm shooting to beat that.....

i have all the confidence in the world in you Doc and that layout is better than the one i marked...wow, i had forgotten how beautiful that wood is.

i am going to name this one the "Colby Bass" after my new grand daughter.

i actually resigned myself to next spring before it is done.

[OldManC]

That's gonna be a beautiful bass!