DIY Upright Bass Made From "Trash" Part 1: Hollow Core Doors
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2019
- I made a double bass from things people threw away. Hit the bell to get notified when Parts 2 and 3 are posted! Sponsored by Maker Made. Http://www.makermadecnc.com. Use the code TIMSWAY to save 10% at makermade.com
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“That’s basically woodworking... people think woodworking is running it through the saw, but it’s really measuring.” Says your son... he sounds like he is at Yoda level already.
Tim, when will you make a hurdy-gurdy?
One man's trash is another mans upright bass
omg lmaooooooo niiiiiice
"See that bass over there? No, not the metal one, the wooden one..." hahahahahaha.
i literally JUST found you... this is great!! i just finnished a custom guitar/bass holder from a dry wall square, broken drum hdwr and scrap 1/4 ply... i needed this because i am disabled and can't stand or sit with the weight of my neckthru monsters... now it holds EVERYTHING... aaand i am a bassist of 30 yrs... now i can make my own upright.
cheers! I ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy, but It is possible!
I absolutely love this. As an idiot 20 year old with limited funds, everything you do is great. I'm gonna have to scavenge some garbage and attempt to build something similar myself. I've been wanting a double bass for years now and this seems like the best way to do it.
I love the whole reclaimed wood thing but depending on what you want for your instrument , you could look at flooring stores. the tile, carpet and pad places. they have these thin sheets they use to refloor over old glue before they retile. Beautiful wood grain and I think it was about 3 dollars a sheet , would be a nice face and back piece . they are roughly 1/8" thick . just a thought.
@@kaptainkmann7808 I'll take a look next time I go to a big box hardware store. I live in a sort of rural area so it's easier for me to get reclaimed stuff than it is new stuff ironically. My local Blue and Orange hardware stores don't carry anything except pine and treated pine.
My first double bass was an electric upright on a drum stand (I show a pic of with me playing it 20 years ago in Part 3). This is a super easy way to get started making double basses. Watch this for inspiration: ua-cam.com/video/CCGVXzDxIko/v-deo.html
also google "Bogdon Box Bass"
Dude, I am constantly amazed by your ethic in how you take "garbage" and turn it into amazing, functional pieces of woodworking art. It's okay to make chairs or sideboards or any other kind of furniture. Don't get me wrong, a really well made piece of furniture is a beautiful thing to marvel at. However, to me what is truly amazing about what you do, is you take material that most people wouldn't give a second thought about before throwing away, and then turn that into something that is both lovely to look at and this is the amazing bit - that item made from discarded garbage? It makes music! A functional piece of woodworking art, that makes art!
thanks man, that is my goal. to push "trash" to the limits. What I do is not practical or cost-effective, etc., but I hope to inspire others to see the potential in their own waste, y'know?
@@timsway - I don't know that I'd necessarily say it *isn't* cost effective. After all, how much would really high quality plywood and hardwood cost for a project like this? I mean you already saved money simply because the raw material (hollow core doors, and pallet wood), were free, scavenged materials. There is WAY too much waste in our society. As a remodeling contractor I see an incredible amount of waste every day. Luckily, the guy I work with has a mission to try to re-use materials where we can, and/or salvage fixtures and such without everything going to a dumpster. It's still a losing battle, but every bit of material diverted from the waste stream is better for the planet as a whole. Also, I think we need to work to instill in other people the value of recycling materials both from a standpoint of ethics and sustainability. There's nothing in that video that you did that couldn't be done (albeit in more tedious fashion), with simpler tools. Someone could do this entire build with a circular saw, jig saw, and sander. Heck, if you were a REAL glutton for punishment, I think it could be done entirely with handsaws and coping saws and the like! Practical? Cost-effective? I think it's all a matter of having the right perspective. Maybe a *new* perspective?! (Ha! See what I did there?!)
I love your innovative way of thinking. Thank you for showing the whole process of this beautiful peace of Art.
Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3!
one day, i'm going to buy one of your instruments. can't tell you how much you've inspired me. and the funny thing - i found your channel only a couple of weeks ago!
cheers, amigo!
I really like the part where you have a discussion with your son. Great to get them interested at a young age.
Heading to part 2..
He's the star of a lot of my vids. I wholeheartedly believe in the einstein quote (paraphrased) "you don't really understand it unless you can explain it to a 6 year old." Talking it out with a kid really helps.
This is delightful. I subscribed. I HAD TO! I want to see ALL of your videos.
Davie504 should be watching
Either him or Xavier Foley.😁
Davie is gonna be pissed when he sees what I am building. The world's LARGEST bass. muahahahahaaa. Should have a vid posted soon. Maybe by next week.
hehehe, yeah
Was at work till 1.30am. kids got me up way too early. Very grumpy. Switched my phone on...There's a new Tim Sway video!!! Awsome work as usual. Your son is clearly a genius!!! Feel better now. Thanks Tim😃
Glad to help. Go take a nap. Tell them Tim said you can.
I really enjoyed how you described what you were doing as well as your thought process. I also like how you include your son and how he is learning by being in the shop with you.Great video. Thanks.
Thanks! He appears in future parts of the video series, too. Dropping knowledge:)
Thanks it's cool to see the garbage being recycled:-)
At 3:50 he says that his "whole plan hinges" on this working. He's making a bass out of doors. Hinges? Hahahaha.
Punny
Can't wait for parts 2 and 3!!
ok, this is clearly the coolest home made upright EVER! I think it sounds better than my Chinese made upright.
I play double bass and I have played a number of basses. I would def. rock one of these. Great job!
Aren't basses constructed similarly to cellos and violins, where you use a carved block in each of the major joints to glue the wood to in order to provide support and structure? Basically, carve a block with the shape you want the exterior to have, minus the thickness of the wood cladding, and then you can just remove some of the excess from the back of the block once everything is glued up.
A room full of Bass's? Ooh Yeh! I think your trash bass hangs easily with these guys and I guess(because I do not play DB..........Yet) that in most band situations these days the bass would be wearing one or more Pick ups which would even out the playing field. Incredible work Tim and I hope you will be able to continue experimenting with these types of builds in the future. I will never look at another hollow core door in the same way again. Thanks for taking the time to make this clip, Loved it.
i remember making electric guitars, in my dads shop, i think my brother & i were about 10 or 11, one of my best memories! ,, we bought a 6 string neck, & a bass neck, and then made the bodies. a really great learning experience !which turned into a lifetime of woodworking & cabinetmaking for me!
guitar making is a gateway drug :)
I like the CNC design, new to me.
Oh boy! I’m building a five string upright bass!!!
Very cool, mate. 👍🏽
That was a brilliant idea to leave the door whole while cutting out one layer. 👌🏽
Looking forward to the next installment...
Great project.
Looking forward to part two.
Very impressive! I'm looking forward to the next installment! 🙌
Tim, very cool! have been looking forward to this.
When you start on Mark II, please keep the headstock design and the custom f holes. 😁 Love both of those features! Thanks for sharing!
thanks! I think the next one would keep the f hole arrows but a little skinnier. I like the headstock a lot :)
I've been looking forward to this one!
Just discovered you're channel and i absolutely love it. Its really fascinating to find out how some of the things i play are made
I love that you keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible with hollow core doors. Super sweet build, Tim! Also, just wanted to let you know I ordered a SqWAYre for my dad for his birthday - He's really into tools both new and antique and I think he'll find it a neat and useful item. Looking forward to this batch's release!
Awesome! They are on their way to the printer's next week!
Next month is exactly one year when I subscribe to your channel and i see beautiful instruments and i hope to see the new instruments in the future nice work tim
cheers. more are coming!
Really interesting video Tim, it’s good to see how it all gets put together because it’s not always that easy to see it happening on the Instagram feed. Looking forward to the next two videos.
BTY it sounds okay too...but then again I don’t know jack about basses.
Hyde glue is traditional and has its uses. We now have access to fish glue that is similar. My understanding is it is able to be reworked just like the horse stuff.
Good to know!
You should get a classical double bassist to play that bass and see how they feel about it. They tend to be really particular so I think it could be pretty interesting
It doesn't bow well. Not designed right on the sides. They'd hate it. Lol
Gotcha! I'm a jazz bassist and my girlfriend's a classical bassist so I just love watching her cringe whenever she tries to play my bass.
I dont looked al the video yet but i know you are such an artist, i'll see all your videos forver!
thank you so much!
Apart from this being a fascinating project (so I'm looking forward to parts 2 and 3), your son Vance is scary smart for a young man his age!! ("It's more like measure seven times, cut once!") I can't wait to see where he's at when he reaches his twenties, and beyond! :-)
Of course I'm nostalgic for my kids when they were younger, like all parents, but I'm not one of those "they grow up too fast" type of dads. I LOVE watching them grow and develop and can't wait to see what he's like tomorrow. That is much more interesting than reliving yesterday.
Dude!!! ...You have your own little clone!!!!
A real mini-me!
Awesome! 😄
yes! we made him ourselves!
Cool. Looking forward to the rest.
Part 2 next Sunday!
One man's garbage is another man's gold, so recycle is no longer garbage, That D-Bass looks awesome but I like the metal best.
I LOVE the aluminum bass. My ultimate goal is to redesign and remake that bass, but better. I have a lot more learning to do first.
I love the wisdom of Vance. Isn't it cool (and annoying at the same time) when your kids know better?
yes. Cool for the future, but annoying when you're trying to get them to do something and their arguments against it are well reasoned and plausible.
Been saving these up 👍👍👍👍😊
Can't wait for parts 2 and 3!
next weekend!
This is awesome!
Looks like your doing a good job with your son good to see oh ya the bass to thanks for sharing 👍
Awesome project!
awesome work!
Can't wait for the part two! Saludos!
next Sunday!
Looking like interesting watching Tim sway thanks love a bass riff
4:45 you can make your own line of Sway Swag Bespoke Upcycle Hollow Core Veneer Caps 👍
This is way too badass. I love it.
Interesting! Good work!
Can not wait to see the next part great insight to see how a traditional instrument is made without the fancy and expensive wood.
cheers. Part 2 is next weekend!
@@timsway looking forward to it !
Awesome work Tim! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
thanks!
I’d love to build this Tim. I love watching your stuff, it’s inspiring and has gone on my wish list for when I retire. Not long now. I made a Cajun with my four year old grandson today. It was from a kit, but one day I will build from scrap and hopefully the bug I’ve had for the beauty of instruments and music will get passed on and give him the pleasure it’s given me.
awesome. thanks man!
Tim. That should say Cajon. I was having trouble with my iPad yesterday as were some others. Anyway, I’ve corrected myself now. Thanks for the thumbs up. UA-cam can really unite people who are thinking in similar ways.
@@NOTAFULLUN I figured out what you meant :)
Thanks to your videos, now every time I see a hollow core door at the curb on trash day I think, "What kind of instrument could I make with that?
Excellent. I spied this bass in the background of your last video and was hoping you'd be featuring it soon.
I needed to wrap it up before I made the videos so I could explain the story better . Part 2 next week!
Very cool!
That water ski flips me out every time. It's like something from a zany 21st century reboot of _The Wombles_ .
I had to look up the Wombles. Now I wish I didn't :)
This is wonderful
That trash is funky and I like it!
wow. got my subscription after 1 video! love the work and can't wait to see how the upright turns out!
thanks. this is an older video. the other parts and a 6 month recap are all up.
@@timsway i pulled it up again today to show my girlfriend, and i'm GOING to buy a MakerMade CNC. i've been looking all over the internet at CNC machines, and none of the sights even came close to mentioning this. does your code still work with the site?
@@rusiancoco I believe so. They have a newer version now with a better Z axis. It costs more but is 100% worth it.
@@rusiancoco ua-cam.com/video/C5srJPPhixU/v-deo.html
Awesome, thank you so much!!
My dude!
Crimson guitars is doing a huge charity built thing with a bunch of other guitar and maker types (Dirista for example) they said that other builders should join them. As you are bloody AMAZING you should join them too!
cheers. so I've been told, but it's about using his kits and I only use reclaimed and locally sourced materials. it's kind of important to me :)
I did not know them little details... Oh well, stay awesome my dude.
Could I possibly have a stand up bass? I’m a student and I CANNOT afford one! Your projects are dope and authentic wish you where my neighbor😔
I wish I could afford to just give them away, my friend
sup my dude i love when the bell rings cuz u just released a new video made my day bro. thank you vary much. u
awesme. cheers!
Your son Vance is pretty smart. Even measuring twice I've made mistakes, mistakes that made a piece of wood useless for that project. Maybe measuring seven times would have brought to my attention something wasn't right. Most of my projects are are built using the "prototype" method since I usually can't transfer what is in my head onto paper That's a by-product of being an auto tech all my life; I never had to write down how I was going to proceed with a repair. I knew what I had to do, and I started removing the necessary parts to get to the component that needed to be replaced. It also has something to do with my sketches not making a lot of sense sometimes when I look at the later.
cheers. most of the time I approach making like a sculptor, not a woodworker. I'm trying to teach Vance to be both :)
@@timsway It never hurts to have more than one method to approach building or repairing something.
The sanding board is a great idea!
at it's core, sanding is transferring shapes. so whatever shape you want your project to be, if the sandpaper block is that shape, you can transfer it.
Freaking awesome man!!!
Very cool project! And Vance has great advice, I should measure 7 times!
so should I
Wow... a lot of work and a very impressive build. Enjoyed watching. Looking forward to part 2 and 3.
Now make an Octobass next!
New Tim Sway video? Click Like and then watch because I know its gonna be good!
Hollow core doors are the new pallet!
Finally, someone who listens! :)
Part 1? Your such a tease.
Cool
Very cool. It’s all about the bass no treble just the bass.
Rather than section them off could you cut slots further in the mould so you can run the ‘c’ pieces further down. The trim then down to bevel against the bouts and corner block. You really need corner blocks.
Yes. Good idea!
How about a”hudy gurdy” plays like a guitar? I made one !
Vance is going places. "Measure seven times cut once" I dont know how but probably still mess it up.
ha! I will and do - and I'm the one that taught him that! He problem is it doesn't matter how many times you measure if the number in your head is just wrong :)
@@timsway very true
That's cool! Keeping the door together while cutting on the CNC was a great idea.
This is coming out really interesting. Tim, have you ever tried steam bending the wood? I've seen some carpenters and boat builders use multiple different techniques and each is pretty effective.
I have done a little steam bending in a diy manner and just bought a steamer for an upcoming project. stay tuned!
Use corner blocks like goid violins
Absolutely awesomely brilliant........ however, it's worth respecting the f-hole though, apparently the shape of the sound hole has a huge impact on sound and it went through a long evolution to get to the modern instrument form.
My understanding is it's the length of them that adds to allowing sound to escape and the shape derives from keeping it stronger that a larger hole (like I made, that is a similar length). And the circles at the end need to be there to get the soundpost in and out. So the shape isn't as important sonically, more out of practicality. I think ideally for sound, the slit would run the length of the instrument, but the instrument would fail if that much wood was separated. One thing my arrows are missing that F holes have is a place to mark the location of the bridge, which I'm still not 100% certain I have right on this. More importantly, however, is my side indentations aren't designed right and this bass is difficult to bow (I honestly wasn't thinking about the bow as I never use it). But the way I see it, it works and it's made of crap, so I'm happy as hell. Next one will be better :)
At last!!! I was really waiting for that video !!
That "double bent" technique for the sides is just killer. Do you think it can be achieved without the laser cutter (that I don't own)?
Keep on with the cool ideas !!
I did some tests on my table saw with a sled, but the kerfing was too wide and sloppy. Maybe with a specialty blade in there, or by hand wth some sort of really sharp marking knife and a jig. It would probably be easier to steam bend real wood (which I will be doing soon :)
@@timsway yes the thin kerf seems to be the key and the laser the right tool for that. Very cool idea anyway. Maybe I'll dig in that direction when I'll have some waste of time to optimize ;-)
Tim - wondering why you didn’t run some kerfing/lining all the way around the sides to create more glue surface for the back? Seems like a 3/4’” strip or two of door skin kerfed on the back side would have done the trick.
The bases I examined didn't have that and you'll see on part 3 what I did that was the other reason I didn't want to.
is it really a "scrap" piece of plywood if it's that big? what did the scrap come off of? LOL. Awesome video.
lol. Technically I should have called it a "drop" as in it was leftover from a paid job. I've gotten "drops" of specialty sheet goods (colored acrylic, etc) from other businesses as big as 2 ft wide x 8 ft long!
cool
Student Full Size Double Bass by Gear4music UK.£599.99 - I hear you Tim.
p.s. loving those 'high-tech' vertical cnc router counterbalance weights - fine tunable with a bricklayers trowel I assume?
@@negotiableaffections haha! That's part of how it stays under $500. Did you see the old caster wheels I have hanging as counterweight on the chains?
@@timsway I love your philsophy. And I think Bass players might show another level of commitment to their instrument if they had to build it!
Nice build Tim! I am curious as to why you didn't use kerfing around the edges prior to gluing the back & top on? It's relatively inexpensive & would make a stronger joint attachment along the edges. I know, from building an Acoustic guitar myself, that the internal bracing is extremely important to the structure & ultimate "sound" of the instrument. Although I am not familiar with a stand up bass of that size? You may want to consider additional bracing & how it's arranged in a bass of that size. I am looking forward to seeing the remainder of the build & really appreciate how you go about tinkering & figuring things out on the fly! Keep it up................. :)
I based the bracing and kerfing (or lack thereof) on traditional bass building techniques and the inner workings of instruments I've seen, worked on and in my collection.
@@timsway Got it! So I guess that the back of the bass is not radiused? What about the front? Just curious......... :)
@@sapelesteve the front is arched. The back is arched on some, but this one is a "flatback" design
Like it
Are you planing on a electric hollow guitar plane artchtop? Or semihollow type whit F-hole or "arrow holes" would be awsome 👍
I have made several semi hollows (even one with an F hole, here: ua-cam.com/video/Da_P9nIiYRw/v-deo.html ) and I do have future archtop plans.
Thnx! Great stuff really like youre ides. Havet a lot of those kind of Doors in my appartment complex (storage) in the attic. people throw a lot of old 50-70s furniture around here ..
Well brilliant idea and recycling of old stuff! 👌
Super cool video. Think you can make glue from dead centipedes? I'm vegan but centipedes freak me out. : ) Mahalo for sharing!
haha! i contemplated using hot glue or PVA glue but was afraid it wouldn't have the tensile strength
@@timsway I think you made the right choice. : )
Um instrumento como esse quantos fica? Tim
con todas esas herramientas yo también podría hacerlo
If I would start watching more of your videos, I would be encouraged to start making garbage out of garbage.
6:00 Why would you do such a 6 parts puzzle that you must assemble with lots of trouble later? I got a bass tree in my garden, and each end of the summer it produces a number of organically grown bass bodies. Nature does the assembly far better than me. Just kidding, can't you steam the side walls of the body just like the guitar factories do? One long piece of wood?
I used closet doors, which are made of 3 layers of luan plywood already glued together, so I can't steam them or they'd turn to mush. If my laser were longer id' have done the same thing in one or two pieces.
Tim you are so kewl.😁🛠️ A 9.15 ish you use a little handplane. What is the name of that plane?😊
It looks to be a japanese style block plane.
I can do better than a name! Here's a link (my buddy Phil Pinsky sells them) www.ironandsole.com/products/japanese-wood-block-plane-kanna-42mm-hand-plane
The tittle must be: "DIY bass made from trash with NASA tools".
lol. The woodworking tools are mostly mid-20th century (pre NASA) antiques and the CNC is a $500 kit. The laser, however, I will concur is pretty top shelf :)
@@timsway Hahaha Your CNC is a Rocket man, It´s amazing. Stradivari would be so jealous XD