If there is enough good wood left, you might have a couple options.

Could you make a 6 string guitar with it? Thats usually smaller.

Could you do a sunburst finish, with opaque black paint around the repair areas?

Good luck! and post pics if you can

sunburst finish, good idea.

pics are a must...there will be some soon yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Charlotte 2.0 is coming along nicely now. I have the neck ordered and it SHOULD ship around the middle of Febuary, maybe sooner (I hope). And hey, guess what? I actually have a pic or two showing yours truly slaving away at the control pocket:



What I like most about this pic is how clearly you can see the fine details of my handsome face!

ok ok...one without the mask:



Now ya'll gonna have nightmares!

That's one nice chunk of wood!

Thank...I take pride in my wood lol

you look like brian #. lol

that's either good for me or bad for him lol

the one with the mask !!

hahaha

That's some nice clean work there, Gar. I particularly like the care you've taken rounding her edges. She's gonna be a beaut!

Griz....... ;)

Thasnk you Griz. I am also thinking od having some scroll work done on her...

Don't know if I'd go with scroll work on such a nice grain structure. I might fancy up a plainer piece of wood, but I think she would stand up quite nicely on her own. Just my humble opinion of course.

Griz... ;)

Yo Gar,
WOW!!! It is looking Great!! Clean and Neat!! You got Skillz!! :^D
Black Hawk

nice work man....and even got the fridge close to grab a beer.....sweet...

Well, I got the neck in, and it is sooooo nice. The neck I bought was unfinished and undrilled. I put a finish of Tru-Oil on it, about 6 coats. For those not knowing, Tru-Oil is actually gun stock finish, but it is very easy to put on, dries super hard, is easy to maintain, and relatively cheap. PLUS, even though it is technically an 'oil', Warmoth is perfectly happy with its use and it does not void the warranty on Maple necks as other oils do. So I got the neck pocket cleaned out...very happy with my hand-made template. I also got the bridge - by Hipshot. Excellent bridge, solid brass, body-through. Sooooo....here are the prerequesite pics hehehe:


obviously a front view. The fretboard is actually Indian Rosewood, I just have it covered with masking tape for protection which is why it looks white.


and the back view.

This is turning out to be a far nicer bass than Betty was. Charlotte looks like she is a mile long! About Wednesday I should be getting one of the PUPS. A bit more sanding and I start a new adventure with her...FRENCH POLISH woohooooooo.

Thats a beautiful bass!

Thanks for posting, and for the info on the finishes.

Thank you :-))

Sweet!!

Griz....... ;)

thank you!

Yo Gar,
I just Love seeeing your Work!! WOW!! Awesome!! :^D
Black Hawk

Thank you Mr Black Hawk!