NEVERMORE MMB-4

Due to sad times , cthulhu has been put on hold.
so the only thing to do is to order a new kit.
Enter NEVRMORE
As per usual the kit arrived looking great.
everything that's to be kept fits well and looks sweet
The speed humps might stay on this one
the bridge will go and be replaced with a Schaller
Machine heads will be changed as well
And I will swap out the nut for a bone nut
Hoping to do this in Dingotone.. hint hint DB :)
Also my first kit with the paddle head so am busy designing a new head shape ,thinking 3&1

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cool kit to work the Tim magic on

cool looking axe Tim, like ur upgrades planned.
Hassle DB for some Dingotone !

Looks great Tim! So, no scratch plate? I really like the look like that - it never occurred to me! Great stuff. Will be watching with keen interest...

cheers,
Gav.

Quoth the raven "this is gunna be a very followable build"

Do I detect a somewhat Gothic theme running through your collection? 8-)

LOL been re reading some of the classics over the past 2 years, hence the Lovecraft and now the Poe inspired builds. God knows whats coming next as I am reading Jules Verne at the moment.

Any way had a somewhat successful day in the shed today with head stock shaping and hole plugging.
Going to stick with the 3&1 tuner configuration.
Will let the plugs dry for abit then will start the new hole drilling and the sanding process
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Nice clean job Tim! Love the headstock shape.

cheers,
Gav.

Nice job there Tim - good to see you back on board with another hot bass build.

UNLEASH THE NUT

Time to get some nut work going on
Again I am going to get rid of the plastic nut
and put in a new bone nut.
As I did with MIDNIGHT I stained the nut
But this time I used TEA
Happy with the results ,now just got to start filing into shape
:D
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OK update time head stock has been drill and fitted with new tuners :)
Nut is coming along nicely :)
And of course sanding sanding sanding :(
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Got some parcels in the mail today . :D
One I put to use right away in the best way possible .
Now I know how DB feels :D
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Looking great Tim!

Cheers,
Gav.

some de fretting magic, enjoy!

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadows on the
floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted NEVERMORE
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Love it Tim :) .

Cheers,
Gav.

That's cool as hell. How did you do that?

Ok I will make short and simple
Dingotone Blackstump
Stencil
And a lot of luck
Will go over it with the intensifying coat
Which will dull the writing down abit
You might notice the test spot in the pick up cavity


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That looks awsome Tim

Nicely done Tim. Great idea to go negative with the writing on this one!

Bravo. That's how I suspected it was done, but dude, that's really very impressive.

love it Tim very original mate, looks very cool

Ok its been awhile.
Ok body first got the intensifying coat on then the final coat very cool.
Dulled the lettering down nicely.
Happy with the look
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Now the neck
MMMMMM things were progressing well and had nearly finished the 12th fret inlay... SNAP
One broke 1/32 dremel router bit. bugga
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Anyways got what was need done to the inlay.
Have filled original fret markers and drilled new ones at the top of fretboard
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ready for some inlay fun
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Oh man. Edgar Allen would be proud of you .. . .

Is that a bird skull?

That looks cool, interested to see the end effect.

I love where this build is going Tim, some very original cool ideas, inlay should look very cool.
So are you going to try and hide the original centrally located dot markers ?

Yer Woks I have filled the original dots with sandings and glue.
Can still notice them but am hoping that I can hide them a bit more once the black dye goes down
And yes Fretty its a ravens skull.. sorta kinda

Close up of the 12th inlay ..so far
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Looking good Tim. Is this using the timbermate and superglue technique?

looks very cool Tim, must be easier to fill the routed area rather than cut MOP inlay

interesting...

Yep trailing the timber mate superglue idea
SO much easier , will be interesting to see what its longevity is like

will be a good test Tim especially with a fretless, should be ok if you pile several layers of thin superglue on the fingerboard

excellent result so far :)

OK the saga of the 12th fret inlay is drawing to a close.
After the first lay down of the inlay then topping with super glub
sanding to a sexy smoothness .
I applied my black oil dye to the fret board.
only to get major leaching into the inlay.
so much so that half of it wasn't even visible :(
Anyways let things dry sand the board back again.
after some thought scrapped back the inlay to allow a decent layer of superglub
to sit over the inlay.
Sanded, applied oil dye.
On a whole it has worked, still looks abit "not right" BUT I am happy with the overall look.
gives it an antique kinda look.

Hey Tim, that looks really cool. Looks like a part of the fretboard, rather than a "stuck in" inlay.

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Originally Posted by Tim

OK the saga of the 12th fret inlay is drawing to a close.
After the first lay down of the inlay then topping with super glub
sanding to a sexy smoothness .
I applied my black oil dye to the fret board.
only to get major leaching into the inlay.
so much so that half of it wasn't even visible :(
Anyways let things dry sand the board back again.
after some thought scrapped back the inlay to allow a decent layer of superglub
to sit over the inlay.
Sanded, applied oil dye.
On a whole it has worked, still looks abit "not right" BUT I am happy with the overall look.
gives it an antique kinda look.

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I reckon it looks great :cool: