1980 short scale series 1

Started by roymus, March 01, 2014, 12:52:05 AM

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roymus

Thought it was time to showcase my pride and joy first three are before and then , after.

 

 

   

 

 

 [edited for picture alignment]  (Message edited by adriaan on March 02, 2014)

charles_holmes


mtjam


artswork99


hammer

I love your new headstock lam. What else, if anything, other than the refinish did you have done?

actual_size

Beautiful bass! Could you add a photo of the repair to the extra strap button hole shown in pic 2? I recently fixed one of these holes in my '88 Stanley Deluxe and I am curious to see how yours came out.

roymus

Heres a few more photos. I am a hopeless photographer,obviously. Someone had a couple of goes at fitting a strap button that balanced the bass . I removed the broken screw and placed the button just a bit further forward and it actually balances very well. I didnt do a great repair and you can see it on the upper horn and also sticking out from the recessed strap button. The headstock lam is a piece of Tasmanian Musk, I have the same laminate on a uke I have made. I have replaced the 5 pin xlr with a black one and made a trussrod cover relaquered the brass and did a slight fret dress and thats about it.

 

 

 

 

 

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flpete1uw

Sweet! She cleaned up real nice! Love all the contrasts. Beautiful Series
~Pete

roymus

another try at getting a decent photo and also two others I have owned and no longer do. The 1976 longscale series 1 was stolen from me around 1993 and the other ,a Mark King sig 2006 ?  I have since sold..

 

 

 

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mario_farufyno

Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

roymus

In case there is anybody interested. Here is a headstock pic of a  tenor Uke made from a Stewmac kit, where I have made an omega and have used another scrap of the Tasmanian Musk for a veneer as per my series 1
 

 
(Message edited by mica on February 03, 2016)

roymus

Howdy and thanks for the email errol, Here is some more pics, not sure if they are any better though. Might get a mate to take some classier shots  

 

 

 

  last pic in reverse just to please left handers  (Message edited by mica on February 03, 2016)

jazzyvee

This bass is now mine and heading this way soon. Will post more pics when it arrived.
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
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mario_farufyno

Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

moongerm