Chris plays the bass in a band. When he goes to gigs or open mic nights he was always worried about banging up his instrument because he only had a soft case. So he decided to build a new one that would be a bit more durable.
He used spalted maple from the property as well as some cherry that he had purchased previously. Then he cut foam to perfectly cradle the bass.
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Carefully cut to fit |
Obviously he couldn't have blue foam as his interior so he passed it over to me to cover with fabric.
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In the work room |
I bought some dark grey fleece with a nice feel to it and started figuring out how to make it adhere to the wood and foam. Glue. Lots of glue.
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The cat helped |
It took a little while to get it all glued and assembled because I had to weight it down and let it dry before moving on to the next segment.
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"Sure it's not a cat bed? No? Okay, I'll help weigh it down." |
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More glue... |
The interior came out pretty nice and now Chris is doing final fitting on the lid and decorative trim.
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Much better than blue foam. |
I admit to concern that the glue won't hold up to repeated ins and outs but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
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