This Bari is going to get a great overhaul with RooPads and seamless domed resos. There is some problems with the high note response that we may have to address with octave pip modification.
The body is straight and this bari is having its keys fit.
In the Pad Room:
Looks like this Bari will need an different octave pip location to make achieving the higher tones (Palm F and F#) easier/possible. We made this Multi pip neck to test various locations. Glamor shot of the Bari Multi Pip neck:
Matt is working on a neck octave key:
New neck 8va key:
Almost ready to test this octave key.
Matt’s getting the keys ready for a lacquer!
Key touches are lacquered:
The key touches look great:
New octave mech works great!
Here you can see where the old pip was and where the new one is: