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Hey Pierre, do you know that one of brazilian's most respected zoologist is Paulo Emilio Vanzolini is also a poet and music composer? He lives in S?o Paulo (as me and Greg) and wrote in 1951 the lyrics of one remarkable samba-bolero called Ronda (translates as Inspection or maybe Prol).
 

 
As far as I know, he owns the biggest collection of brazilian's frogs and reptiles. He is retired now, but teached in USP (S?o Paulo State University) and co-wrote musics with Chico Buarque de Holanda and Toquinho (big names in brazilian popular music from the 60's and 70's).
 
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I knew Chico Buarque but not Paolo Vanzoli, great guy and thank's Mario to make my knowledge bigger. If Brazil was not so far (I hate plane...) I would come...
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Mica, a little update    ?

Miiiica ??  

Your custom truss rod should arrive in the next week or two. Once that's here, we can glue the fingerboard on the neck, then cut the peghead shape, then glue the body to the neck. Everything is ready to go, we just have to wait for that part.

custom truss rod?  I'd love to hear the details...

I'm guessing dual-action trussrod.  Prevents the use of the phone book!
 
Pierre-Yves, I really had a lovely time with Yves-- you should come with him to NAMM some time.

...hum...hum...effectivly, in the final invoice I have signed I wanted a single dual action trussrod, but after I have said I don't want one trussrod but  2 standard dual action trussrods. Anyway it's like that now, c'est la vie Mica !! Just a little mistake.
All my basses in my life (exept Alembic) had one trussrod, Stanley has always 1 trussrod, and my african blackwood bass will have one DUAL action trussrod, and tailpiece centered !!! LOL
Bradley, thank's to write my real name and Namm is a little far for me, I hate plane !! Maybe one time with the pleasure to meet you, but not in Namm, It could be too expensive for my eyes

Heading straight into carving:  

 

 

 

  Looks pretty cool.

Very nice,

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.... waaaaaaaawwwww !! Just two questions: the little mark on the maple body part will diseapear I hope ?  

  and the beveled of the peghead stop at this part or will follow all the line ?  

  Really nice work, thank's

Those burn marks on the body will eventually be gone.  Those are from the router during the intitial rough shaping.  Go over and take a peek at the FTC thread on my new bass and you can see before/after pictures of the same burn marks:
 
See Mica's post #6891
See any picture laying out the controls
 
I'm not sure about peghead bevels as none of my Alembics have one.

Nearly forgot: That bass is looking outstanding.  Love all the darkness going on.

Thank's Brian, I had no really doubt on the issue of marks

Imagine all that Ebony with finishing done... Dark Shining!