BW Basses

Cutaway Fitted and Back Kerfing Done

Brian Goode — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:00:21 +0000

I got the florentine cutaway joint fitted and joined (with a structural epoxy fillet), and the reverse kerfing glued in on the back. Next I’ll do the front side kerfing and neck and tail blocks - then the sides and rim should be a pretty stiff structural unit.

Sides are in the Mold!

Brian Goode — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:11:13 +0000

I got the mold glued up last night, and today I got the ABG’s sides trimmed and in place. It sure is nice to see that asymmetric taper in person - it looks just like the CAD model! Next will be to fit the sides together at the cutaway and install the kerfing. [...]

Gluing the Mold

Brian Goode — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:59:18 +0000

The picture says it all here. My initial idea had been to bolt all the layers together so it could accommodate instruments of different side depths, but it turns out my drill press doesn’t have enough throw to make a straight hole that deep. After several frustrating attempts to drill holes for the [...]

Home-Made Router Table

Brian Goode — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:06:51 +0000

I built this extra-large router table to trim my mold slices flush with the master pattern. It’s basically just a board with a hole in it and a router mounted to the bottom. The whole mess sits on a couple of custom sawhorses that my father-in-law made for me - they fold up [...]

Mold Progress

Brian Goode — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:37:09 +0000

I got all the new acoustic bass’ mold slices bandsawed out today - it’s finally starting to look like a body! Now to trim them clean on the router table and put them all together.

Building a new mold

Brian Goode — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:14:22 +0000

The new bass design is really big, and it needs a really big mold. Normally I make acoustic guitar molds out of MDF, but with a body this big I decided to do a plywood one. I got this idea when I visited the Taylor factory a few years ago. I [...]

Warmoth Google Gadget

Brian Goode — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:43:19 +0000

Here’s a Gadget I made for Googe Desktop and the Google Personalized Homepage that pulls content from the Warmoth E-Store:

ABG Wiki!

Brian Goode — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:55:03 +0000

Announcing the new ABG Wiki! It’s brand new and a little rough around the edges, but I hope it will end up being a useful store of information on all things related to Acoustic Bass Guitars. Know something I don’t? It’s a wiki, so you can edit and add to it yourself. [...]

New Year, New Materials

Brian Goode — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:44:17 +0000

Well, after much trial-and-error, I’ve decided that the thin laminate I got for the tops of the new ABG’s is too much trouble to reinforce for the backs and sides. So off to the supplier for some .040″ laminate. Upon further reflection, I think the thicker material must be what Martin’s using [...]

Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about the Warmoth Showcase

Brian Goode — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:18:57 +0000

I’m still plugging away on the new ABG’s, but I do have a day job, and that’s working at Warmoth. Among other things, like the pre-cut string nuts, I did much of the development and programming for the Showcase. For those who don’t know, it’s a part of the site that lets you [...]