This bass is ready now, so here are a few shots of the building process.

The fingerboard has Person Tupinambá’s signature engraved in mother of pearl, just like his first Dogor.

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Walnut body wings, for nice and warm low frequencies.

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Time for some magic. Here I cut two thin pieces off the body top. They will become the top of the pickup covers, so the wood figure will match beautifully.

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Most of the machine work is done.

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And finally, the muscle work. Hours of carving, rasping, scraping and sanding.

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