Looking out over the showroom...this one lit up under the lights like it wanted to be noticed...
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#TBT correcting the sins of past "luthiers" who cut into the scroll to mount an extension.
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Just because Abraham Prescott didn’t make a fully carved bass, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t! This was a “first” for us. Now, don’t get us wrong…we’ve made plenty of fully carved basses over the years…almost 100 as of writing this blog post, but this is the first fully carved Concord model Upton Bass. Using the same stock of domestic maple as we do on almost all of the Concords (check out the Spalted!), and pairing it up with a German spruce top, this Concord is ready to bellow out luscious low notes. Deep ribs going all the way up to the elongated neck…
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THIS IS AN ACTIVE REPAIR, BE SURE TO CHECK BACK OFTEN! This is one of the great Mittenwald basses we have had through the shop. The varnish is to die for, and tone is even better! But, these things we like to haul around are BIG and AWKWARD, and sometimes you bump it on things. This one took a little bump and got a rib crack...so the owner, a dear friend of the shop, brought her in for a patch and since we would have the top off, let's reglue that upper brace that's been working itself loose. When tops come off...that usually…
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