Tav Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Spector Builds 32,000 Year Old Bass for CharityStuart Spector Designs has just completed a bass, the NS-30K BC that will utilize what is believed to be the oldest wood ever used in the construction of a musical instrument. Obtained by Spector from logs discovered buried 40 feet deep in a sand quarry in Georgia, USA, the wood is perfectly preserved, due to the sterile nature of the sand and the natural decay resistance of the cypress wood itself. Using carbon 14 testing techniques, samples of the wood were examined by Beta Analytics, in Miami, to check for radioactive decay in the small amount of carbon that is present in all living organisms.Astonishingly, results revealed the timber is 31,970 years old, plus or minus 570 years from the time the tree was originally felled, while the tree itself may have been as much as 1,000 years old at the time a storm blew it down. At present, Spector plans to produce just one instrument from this wood, a 4 string bass in the classic Spector NS curved body style. Ornamentation on the NS-30K BC will be a 12th fret marker made from fossil mastodonivory, fashioned in the shape of a mastodon (extinct elephant-like creature), cut, inlaid, andhand engraved by master inlay artist, Larry Robinson. The completed instrument can be seen at the Spector booth, during the forthcoming NAMMshow, held between July 20th-22nd at the Nashville Convention Center. Estimated sellingprice of the bass is expected to be $20,000, with the full profit from the sale going to theWorld Wildlife Fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...mole... Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 nice thats a damn expensive bass but it looks damn nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmygoodein Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 holy beast. that is lovely. bet it sounds incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 You should check out normal Spectors. Someday I would really like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 that looks horrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HARRY Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 It really does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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