Gaboon Vampire

  On the road at STS (Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Regional Airport) and ORD (Chicago O'Hare International)  

  Loving my Mellow Product (Which I cut to shreds)  

  #Custom #5-string #electric #FrankenFiddle #Viola #Mark Wood #Viper #Knock-off #Imitation #Flattery #Making #transducer #bridge #volume control

 

Mark Wood-style tailpiece/Strandberg tuner geometry is just about perfect Arrr mi-Garrrd! Fingerboard looks pretty damn straight! F string is just about 5.5-6mm above the end of the fingerboard. A string ~3-3.5mm. C string is 1/4" too short. I don't think it will affect the playing. The Cello A-string really looks too thin. About the same thickness as Viola C. Maybe try Cello D and move cello A up to viola C? That would certainly be long enough. A fine-tuning adjustment point. If the body is strong enough to hold a tuning, then I think it is playable. Next: Install the volume control, output jack and do the wiring. I'm going to put some 3M tape primer on the backside of the bridge (from the self-adhesive vinyl kit) for the benefit of the double-sided tape of the transducer. #StrandbergGuitars #D'Addario #Helicore #5-string #extended-range #viola #electric #Rock'n'Roll #Shapeways #Custom #Knock-off #Wood Violins #Viper #Novel #Improvements #J.W.Winco #Locki...

  Hingies arrived this week. It's got WINGS! Another third of The GENERAL IDEA is demonstrated