This is the piece of Morado that Jack selected for the front (commonly called
the top) of the Caligari Bass. He bought it as a single slab, but here
it is shown bookmatched. To bookmatch a slab, he cuts it in half
along its smallest dimension, and puts the two pieces side by side, so that
the grain is roughly mirrored around the center line. If you look closely you
can see the line down the center of the piece, and you can perhaps imagine how
the two pieces would have looked stacked on top of one another.
Once he has rubbed some oil into it, you can see why Jack is so proud of this
piece of wood - the grain is wonderful and rich. It is clear, even from this
early stage, that the finished bass will look beautiful.
This close-up shows the glorious grain of the top wood in all of its glory. The
oil has really brought out the contrast in the grain, and given the wood the
reddish-orange cast that we commonly associate with Morado. |
