Lowe Shop Notes

[BTL]

Here's a sketch of what the booth for Summer NAMM will look like, although it will use slatgrid, not slatwall as indicated:

[BTL]

My top selling item is the 32" scale conversion neck.

It converts an American spec 34” long scale bass to 32” medium scale without modification.

I love getting photos of these necks after they have been installed.

Here are two basses by Todd M:

[Dave W]

I'm not surprised, there aren't any other sources for an off-the-shelf conversion, are there? Warmoth's medium and short scale necks don't fit other bodies.

[BTL]

You're 100% correct, but it's starting to gain traction as a concept.

I'm almost 100% certain that Pat Wilkins' new 32" scale models use conversion necks.

Understanding that, I will have quite a few basses on display at Summer NAMM.

These four bodies will feature Rubio Monocoat finishes and 32" scale conversion necks:

[BTL]

I'm loving this Rubio Monocoat finish.

I'd guess I used less than 20ml of material to finish this body.

One and done...amazing.

[BTL]

Here's the Charcoal body after curing about 12 hours:



The next color up is Peacock Green.

I mixed three teaspoons of finish with one teaspoon of Part B accelerator and used an artist's bristle brush to apply the oil in the cavities.

For cleanup I used no more than 2 cut up paper towels and one ounce of mineral spirits.

Not bad.

[Dave W]

I like that peacock green. It does have a lot of blue in it.

[BTL]

Thanks, Dave!

People on Facebook are going nuts over it.

[Dave W]

Thanks, Dave!

People on Facebook are going nuts over it.

I just looked at the comments. " I want that. In my mouth. Right. Now" 

[BTL]

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So, here are some of the pieces currently in the pipeline for Summer NAMM.

[Dave W]

I really like the Ric-inspired bass.

[gearHed289]

I really like the Ric-inspired bass.

Yes, the white Riddler! (Did I spell that right?)

I've been curious how you get the dots in the right place on your 32'' conversion necks? Do YOU actually modify standard necks, or do you buy them that way?

[BTL]

Thanks!

Ridler has one "d" and is named after the grand prize from the Detroit Autorama.

Other than my initial prototypes, the P&J bodies without forearm facets, and the handful of "lawsuit" necks that are out there, all of my builds are custom designed in CAD and CNC milled by an OEM shop.

Each piece has a design feature or two that distingush it from anything else offered in the market.

Even the trussrods on the 32" scale conversion necks are custom fabricated.

That's why "custom" remains in company name.

[BTL]

Now that the partition wall is finished and the shop space is back in order, I can focus on building instruments for Summer NAMM.

I cut and installed nuts on a bunch of necks:



The next step in these builds is to install machines and threaded inserts in the necks: