And Now For Something Completely Different

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Ummm.....
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Some tailpiece on that one... :shock:
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jingle_jangle wrote:Some tailpiece on that one... :shock:
You rather have an R there? :lol:
kiramdear wrote:Acoustic. That's all I'm going to say tonight. :wink: :)
So it's not something like an LP Junior P-90s in twisted FG :lol:
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OK, here it is as promised. A little late but you can't rush perfection. It's a student model that got a new fingerboard and bridge by me and a new fireglo/Union Jack finish by Paul.

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Hollyridge Strings!
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Very cool, 8) Kira and Paul !! Congrats
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Definitely something different! I like it. Kira, I didn't know you played cello/standup bass/whatever it is.
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Trying to wrap my head around this being an upright bass. Those fence planks would be what, two feet wide each? :lol:

Nice job Kira. :D
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And that's one heckuva big stand it's in...
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Yes, very nice job!
8) 8) 8)
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It's just a little old fiddle, Jake. :lol: :lol: I picked it up at Goodwill for eighteen bucks. :shock: The fingerboard is real padauk, left over from one of Paul's Rick projects. Cutting the bridge turned out to be the trickiest part of the job - there's a lot that goes into a violin bridge, I found out.

Thanks, guys! It was a fun project. :)
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JakeK wrote:Definitely something different! I like it. Kira, I didn't know you played cello/standup bass/whatever it is.
A stand up bass with a chin rest...the mind boggles... :mrgreen:
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jingle_jangle wrote:
JakeK wrote:Definitely something different! I like it. Kira, I didn't know you played cello/standup bass/whatever it is.
A stand up bass with a chin rest...the mind boggles... :mrgreen:
You mean... that's not a foot pedal vibrato????
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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cjj wrote:
jingle_jangle wrote:
JakeK wrote:Definitely something different! I like it. Kira, I didn't know you played cello/standup bass/whatever it is.
A stand up bass with a chin rest...the mind boggles... :mrgreen:
You mean... that's not a foot pedal vibrato????
+1 :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I'm excited to see this ASAP!
(The computer I'm on at school doesn't allow images for some reason...)
When power comes back on at my house, I'll check it out!
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IvanMunoz wrote:I'm excited to see this ASAP!
(The computer I'm on at school doesn't allow images for some reason...)
When power comes back on at my house, I'll check it out!
There's nothing to see, move along! :lol:

Very nice, Kira! 8)

Nice foot rest, too, or is that a knee brace? :mrgreen:
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