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dadagoboi

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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2015, 11:03:30 AM »
i will draw up a few and you can go from there....

If you could make copies I'd appreciate it, Jim!  I've been looking for an excuse to make a semi hollow body.

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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2015, 04:47:07 AM »
Careful Carlo, making semis can be addicting. I know!  :P
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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2015, 07:27:31 AM »
Is a scroll bass a semi? I thought it was solid with an f hole routed all the way through as a decorative touch...but what do I know, never touched one.
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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2015, 09:40:28 AM »
Is a scroll bass a semi? I thought it was solid with an f hole routed all the way through as a decorative touch...but what do I know, never touched one.

I think they are different designs depending on the manufacturer.  If I did one, I'd be tempted to do it as a semi-hollow body rather than routed top to back.
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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2015, 10:26:10 AM »
I think they are different designs depending on the manufacturer.  If I did one, I'd be tempted to do it as a semi-hollow body rather than routed top to back.

Same here.  I like the look but not crazy about the holes.

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Re: scroll bass blueprint / measurements?
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2015, 11:06:01 AM »
Hmm from the Johnson site:
"The body is hollowed out with a series of acoustic chambers that add warmth and sustain."
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