The story of one madness

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Is it possible to make a modern bass guitar "on the knee"? Good question. It turns out that you can. I did it without leaving my apartment.

Можно ли сделать современную бас гитару на коленке? Хороший вопрос. Оказывается, что можно. Мне это удалось не выходя из квартиры.

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Have you ever seen the ghost of a guitar? I think that he is in front of you. But a little background. That was 15-20 years ago. I won’t say more precisely. I don’t remember anymore. My son became interested in playing the guitar and I decided to give him a present. Since childhood, I have been making gifts with my own hands. This is what parents and school taught me.
All photos are taken on the camera "soap box". I don’t even remember her name. Digging in the archives today, I accidentally discovered them. Attempts to edit images gave dubious results. Then I just made them stiff.
For some reason, I periodically filmed the process of creating this guitar. And now I want to show you it.

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I do not have a special workshop. There is not even just a workshop. I tried to work in the attic, but the neighbors did not agree with this. Hacksaw, plane, manual milling machine, scrubs ... A lot of noise and dust. But I wanted to give a gift to my son.

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The most difficult turned out to be the neck. We need the right calculation and accurate work. I do not show technology and this is not a master class. Here is just a show of the insanity that I arranged from my room. I do not know where my wife found patience. Sometimes I even worked in the kitchen.

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Meanwhile, individual details came into being and came together.

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I entered the image and even started making the neck for the next guitar ... In the end, it all ended on this one. She turned out to have good sustain and decent sound. An outstanding tool did not work. It was a five-string fretless bass with a long neck. I hardly picked up strings for him. Now this guitar is with me as a souvenir. Her strings went to another guitar, but she can still work as intended. Provided that the strings are installed, of course.
Here is a story.

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