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Side view of the 55 gal. drum bass

Posted by Jim Morris on August 22, 2013 at 2:45pm
In addition to th front port I also removed the screw in lid from the top so the person playing has some sound directed in his/her direction.
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  • Jim Morris August 24, 2013 at 1:48pm

    Thanks Terry. This one has a 42" scale. I measured a friend's actual double bass at 41 3/4" and rounded up in an attempt to put more tension on the weedwhackers.

  • terry harris August 24, 2013 at 12:05pm

    That thing just flat out thumps! What scale length did you use??

  • Jim Morris August 24, 2013 at 11:26am

    Thanks everyone. This was a fun build that turned out better than my expectations!

  • Alex Cartwright August 24, 2013 at 10:29am

    Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

  • Jim Morris August 22, 2013 at 5:49pm

    This is a piece of 1/4" luan mahogany fro Lowe's hardware. About 12 bucks for an 8'x4' piece. Worked purty good! I did put a cross brace about an inch behind the bridge.

  • terry harris August 22, 2013 at 5:36pm

    What did you use for the soundboard??

    This is very cool.

  • Jim Morris August 22, 2013 at 4:48pm

    OK Terry I'm uploading a demo as we speak. Be warned - listen with headphones or some decent speakers since laptop speakers can't handle the truth! Good one Anonymous, I'm gonna get me some weed right now. I meant weeds.

  • the anonymous pick August 22, 2013 at 4:43pm

    wel  ..  with those strings  on  it, and the chem  smell ,    ..  you  could    call  it 

    "weed  killer "   ;-)

     

  • terry harris August 22, 2013 at 4:41pm

    I'd sure like to hear this!!

  • Jim Morris August 22, 2013 at 4:35pm

    Yeah Andy, you can see the piece of maple attached to the heel. This piece extends thru the body and is screwed in at the bottom.

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