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 Post subject: Re: rollin'
PostPosted: August 11th, 2016, 10:53 am 
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Nice work Rod!


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PostPosted: August 11th, 2016, 11:01 am 
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Bart P4 sized 6-string cover in Bloodwood. I'll confess, making covers from Bloodwood is not an encouraging activity thanks to its disposition to tear out with even the slightest opportunity. Currently over 50% of the covers started don't make it to the place where the rear side cavity is hollowed out. That's a lot of wasted time and materials :cry:

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PostPosted: August 11th, 2016, 11:03 am 
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paulo wrote:
Nice work Rod!


Thanks! making pickups is strangely rewarding; different from the joy of finishing a well endowed bass, but equally satisfying

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PostPosted: August 11th, 2016, 1:25 pm 
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Them is purty! :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: August 18th, 2016, 9:17 am 
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Here's that 7-string FRS dual-coil set installed in a custom Muckelroy Basses 7-string lefty

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PostPosted: August 18th, 2016, 9:37 am 
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:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
that's one helluva bass right there!!


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PostPosted: August 18th, 2016, 1:13 pm 
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I lose count at 5 (I blame the public school system). How many strings is that?

Also, it's incredibly gorgeous!


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PostPosted: August 18th, 2016, 4:30 pm 
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AzWhoFan wrote:
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
that's one helluva bass right there!!


Amen brother!! 8-)

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PostPosted: August 22nd, 2016, 12:34 am 
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Damn that's a tiny string up there in the "F" spot! :D

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PostPosted: September 22nd, 2016, 5:15 am 
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a small production run of 4, 5, and 6-string Heavy Hitters split-coils, and a custom J5 split set for a builder in TX

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our new winder is working out nicely. she's attentive to details and has brought several solid improvements for streamlining the workflows in obtaining consistency from coil to coil for a given design.

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PostPosted: September 26th, 2016, 8:41 am 
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more pickup goodness on the bench this past weekend

L -> R: 5 sets of TFD single-coils, 10 sets of J4 split-coils, and 5 sets of J5 split-coils

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that's a lot of time at the winder this week to get these ready for wiring up, assembly (splits), potting, and packing into retail packaging before shipping off to a couple builders and a reseller

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PostPosted: September 30th, 2016, 7:43 am 
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Padauk cover on a Heavy Hitter 5-string set, ready for final sanding and an epoxy finish

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PostPosted: September 30th, 2016, 2:38 pm 
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just in case you think it's all fun and games here at the shop, this should prove that it's not

https://www.facebook.com/HoneyBadgerPic ... 479844484/

sometimes, we get to play with fire

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PostPosted: September 30th, 2016, 3:24 pm 
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Very cool! :shock:


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