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  1. bridge height adjusters
  2. C-Extensions
  3. 'The Luthier's Forum'
  4. Speaking of Restorations...
  5. Rattles and adjustments
  6. Set up differences/jazz and classical players
  7. Flexible silicone blanket!
  8. What's in a Restoration?
  9. Soundpost crack and value
  10. Books on Violin Family Instruments etc.
  11. Pecanic Tailpiece
  12. my adjusters
  13. Percieved Difference in the Low end on the E string
  14. Am I the nightmare customer?
  15. Loosening the endpin
  16. Is this practical?
  17. slab cut pine top
  18. What makes a Double bass good for Jazz or Classical?
  19. What's in a Set-up?!
  20. American Standard setup?
  21. Show your Extensions!
  22. C-extension closure backing material
  23. String Spacing at the Bridge..
  24. Endpin talk...
  25. Wilfer bass price?
  26. Intonation adjustment problem/question
  27. In praise of AES Fine Instruments
  28. "Name that glue" ...!
  29. Endpin fill and re-drill/ream
  30. D'oh moment
  31. Soundposts and the like
  32. Where to find Graphite for the neck?
  33. Google map of double bass luthiers
  34. Sound posts and then some...
  35. Regraduation
  36. A0-B0...Bob Branstetter to the information desk
  37. ID this Pic..
  38. String Length/Neck Stop ??
  39. Wolf tone come and gone...
  40. Bumpers...
  41. How to measure Body Stop Length and Neck Length?
  42. Stenholm or Martin's Fawcett
  43. cracking and humidity control
  44. Strategic, artful setup corrections
  45. Neck Reset Questions
  46. Fingboard position markers.
  47. Sound Post from scratch
  48. To Cut, or Not to Cut? (TB Save)
  49. Jeff Bollbach is a great Luthier!!
  50. A lot of sustain but low volume
  51. Arching Profile
  52. 5-String set-up Q..
  53. Have you designed your own bass?
  54. What do you want in a bass ?
  55. Elgar's books
  56. First time caller here...
  57. Carpathian Spruce
  58. The 'D' Neck issue..
  59. Origin or the outer Rib Linings/Moldings..
  60. Happy New Year everybody!
  61. Is it a set up problem?
  62. Bass Bar Profile Question??
  63. Gluing the Top (best method?)
  64. New member
  65. Setup Advice
  66. Neck set - bridge height question
  67. 'Wingless' Bridge
  68. Neck replacement
  69. Adhesive question
  70. similar woods
  71. Arrrgh! Woodworm
  72. Installing tuning gears
  73. Wood Thieves
  74. Humidifier recommendation
  75. back bracing technique?
  76. To regraduate or not...
  77. A high saddle maybe...
  78. This little 1/2 size db
  79. Help with my String/Bridge Height
  80. Wolf note or not?
  81. Bridge placement and tone
  82. Fingerboard and Bridge relationships
  83. question about back graduations
  84. When does an "old" bass become a "new" bass.
  85. Recent thread have made me wonder...
  86. nut advice on a paesold bass
  87. J B Vuillaume
  88. Tightness
  89. fine tuning the bridge crown
  90. Chandler Bass - remove-able neck.
  91. To replace tuners, or not to replace.
  92. taking off an inch ...?
  93. Joseph Cilecek
  94. Bridge Adjustment on New Bass
  95. End-pin Location
  96. tonewood needed
  97. epoxy ??
  98. cloth or cleat ?
  99. new back?
  100. Advice on bridge
  101. a half-size question
  102. full restoration ?
  103. Attribution
  104. string length lengthening in relation to the D
  105. rough around the edges !
  106. re-fin advice
  107. Getting ready to restore
  108. Bridge Price
  109. Clean/Polish
  110. broken heel advice ...
  111. "Swappable" Nut
  112. Neck block work
  113. restoration of my GA pfretschner
  114. finish questions ....
  115. French Bass full restoration
  116. Butternut lumber
  117. bass bar types ?
  118. Extension makes your bass sound better or worst?
  119. varnish over varnish
  120. 'ebony'
  121. varnish ?
  122. Question about braces
  123. re- graduations explained ?
  124. Fingerboard wood, possible alternatives
  125. Thinning a thick ?
  126. Failed Scroll attempt
  127. Outside patch
  128. Slab vs. Quarter, wide vs. fine
  129. 'Calling' the venerable ARNOLD SCHNITZER...?
  130. 9-1-1, 9-1-1, 9-1-1, Luthier on the loose..
  131. Positive rebuild or restoration stories
  132. interesting wing repair technique
  133. Bridge Order
  134. Tuning machine keys
  135. Integral bass bar; lose it or use it?
  136. When it comes to DB tops what are the wood choices?
  137. Starting a DB Project
  138. Belgian and French
  139. too much wood ?
  140. scrolls
  141. Laminate doublebass
  142. Old hands... literaly
  143. cello...with bass tuners?
  144. Going mold-less
  145. Bridge
  146. back to life?
  147. back plate and upper rib angle
  148. French Bass Brace advice
  149. Edges - overhanging vs. flush
  150. Creaking bass.
  151. Chasing a buzz
  152. spruce beam
  153. Opinions - best tuning gears?
  154. Bridge adjusters and sound for Arco
  155. Top repair on a budget
  156. Dove Tail ?
  157. Maple flame???
  158. Fixes to reduce string tension.
  159. restoration
  160. Extension weights
  161. Mechanical Extension. Not my best idea.
  162. Chisel Technique and Safety… Do and Don’ts
  163. Restoration of French bass
  164. Pinned blocks
  165. Hide Glue Gram Strength for Neck Set?
  166. cool new tool
  167. seeing the 'good' vibes in string instruments
  168. Tuner Hole Repair ?
  169. Retired from K. C. Strings
  170. dying a maple board ... :-|
  171. Gotz distributor?
  172. space in winding @ bridge
  173. String tension - Double Bass vs. Electric Bass
  174. Taking Bass to Chicago for a few days by Van (advice needed)
  175. Buzz...
  176. Anyone Here Going to Oberlin?
  177. Good solution to cure fret sprout before it starts?
  178. 5 string neck graft or not?
  179. The feel of my bass constantly changes
  180. Tarantino
  181. Shielding Cavity / Re-assembly
  182. Treager Book
  183. All in the set up?
  184. Touching in scratches
  185. Fingerboard finishing
  186. Italian Bass
  187. Old? end pin
  188. Grooved fingerboard - how hard it is to fix?
  189. German or Czech ?
  190. Bass feel question...
  191. Luthier
  192. Mystery Cello 1670?
  193. Bridge repair
  194. Help identify this unnamed Double-Bass
  195. Can anyone identify my bass?
  196. Another unknown bass
  197. What can rattle/vibrate inside a double bass?
  198. Light tension strings
  199. Bridge leg placement over bass bar
  200. Best way to rejoin two back halves?
  201. Change Bridge to Change Sound?
  202. New Bass in the Works
  203. C-Extension?
  204. The Marconcini getting a C-Extension..
  205. Pine instead of spruce?
  206. Strings and Bridge for a Church Bass
  207. Strings for 5-string Orchestra basses
  208. Is this French or German?
  209. Unexplained loss of sound/response
  210. Joining the halves of a flatback
  211. Question about tailpieces and endpin
  212. Extending a short fingerboard
  213. Making nut and bridge grooves smaller
  214. Improper realist pick up installation
  215. Italian Instrument Maker