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Well I'd always be interested, even though it is a funny colour .. next time I'm over we'll figure a way to meet up and have a beer or 6. !!

I am waiting for my black/white laminated binding to arrive so the project is stalling a bit right now. The body wings have been filled and covered and have their checkerboard binding applied. This pic shows some of the cool graining. The top needs lots of sanding and cleanup so it does look a bit rough here.

I think you should finish it in BronzeGlo™ or SnotGlo©.

Sounds good Jim!

BTW, looking fantastic Ted....

Starting to look great Ted. Since you went to all that trouble to face the body wings with that really nice Maple, I think nothing less than Jetglo would be appropriate here, don't you think?

This way it will have a hidden treasure.

Just keeping an excellent thread viable. Ted, any updates on this cool project?

Keep those pics coming Ted! It's fun to see this bass being brought back to life at the hands of a skilled forumite!

I was side tracked by my 90 year old house. For the last week or so I have been replacing old wiring (romex and knob and tube) and adding some modern lighting to my basement.

Hey, ya gotta see what your working on!! Post when you can.

Tonight, I have some progress to report. The wings are on but I have not gotten my lamiated binding yet. It is easier to install with the wings off but waiting was holding up the show. Figured maple gets butchered a bit by surface planers so the finished thickness is best done by sanding. Here is the bass being sanded. The clamp is holding down a piece of neck binding that I knocked off in the process. Ooooops!



Here is is a little further along.

Here is some detail of the upper horn. I have to press the binding a little closer just under the cresting wave.



The lower horn is not quite as figured but still has some good grain.



This is the seam where the filler meets the original wood. The gap there is not a problem because it will be routed there to accept a Rickenbacker tailpiece. The tailpice will hide the transition very nicely.

Ahhhh, all is right with the world again...

Ted, how do you plan on covering the center maple splice - will the tailpiece cover it all?

That maple will look really sharp when finished!

[edit] Guess you answered while I was typing!

Yes, the tailpiece will do the trick. There will be a route there too.

That's some nice looking work and wood Ted, outstanding !!!

Quite lovely!