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 Post subject: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 7th, 2016, 1:39 pm 
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https://reverb.com/item/3557155-menapia ... ged-cherry

This one is new to me. Lots of available pickup configurations. Nice looking, too.


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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 12:30 am 
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I'd like to see a full shot of the back of the neck the lamination work looks interesting. Don't recall seeing anything like it.
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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 2:52 am 
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crescenze wrote:
I'd like to see a full shot of the back of the neck the lamination work looks interesting. Don't recall seeing anything like it.


Why? Other than cosmetic looks, I'm sure this neck is as stable as anything you'll find out there...
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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 8:45 am 
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fivebass52 wrote:
crescenze wrote:
I'd like to see a full shot of the back of the neck the lamination work looks interesting. Don't recall seeing anything like it.


Why? Other than cosmetic looks, I'm sure this neck is as stable as anything you'll find out there...
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Just interested in the cosmetic looks.Just curiosity.Looked interesting.Thanks for the additional shot.
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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 9:24 am 
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crescenze wrote:
fivebass52 wrote:
crescenze wrote:
I'd like to see a full shot of the back of the neck the lamination work looks interesting. Don't recall seeing anything like it.


Why? Other than cosmetic looks, I'm sure this neck is as stable as anything you'll find out there...
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Just interested in the cosmetic looks.Just curiosity.Looked interesting.Thanks for the additional shot.



Hey Crescenze,

The builder site has full back, pretty good pic: http://www.menapiaguitars.com/latest-custom-builds
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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 11:35 am 
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The builder site has full back, pretty good pic: http://www.menapiaguitars.com/latest-custom-builds
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Thanks! Some beautiful wood work! I'm still trying to picture how the neck woods were laminated to produce the swoop in the middle of the neck that goes from the back thru to the fret board. Most of the time the final effect makes it look more complicated than it really is. The smaller swoop at the bottom edge of the head stock is pretty straight forward. The one in the middle has me stumped.
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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 11:40 am 
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crescenze wrote:
I'm still trying to picture how the neck woods were laminated to produce the swoop in the middle of the neck that goes from the back thru to the fret board. Most of the time the final effect makes it look more complicated than it really is. The smaller swoop at the bottom edge of the head stock is pretty straight forward. The one in the middle has me stumped.


I'm trying to wrap my head around that, too. It adds a nice touch. But I'd like to know what's going on inside the neck there.


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 Post subject: Re: Menapia Lili May (Ireland) 30" 5-string -- $1,200 Reverb
PostPosted: December 8th, 2016, 7:17 pm 
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I can only think of a 'misplaced', sandwiched neck scarf joint... Beautiful and painstakingly difficult to get it right
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