Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-24-2010, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-24-2010, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 19
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Failed Scroll attempt
A distraught bass owner dropped this off at me , said that this repair lasted about a year , surprisingly so with a 6mm pine dowel and barely any glue at all on the surfaces.
Of course a scroll...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-21-2010, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-21-2010, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-21-2010, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 17
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Thinning a thick ?
Sticking to the general theme of 'wood removal' , I'm wondering what the effects on tone are when it comes to thinning down a thick neck . Also is it ever done to take fingerboard wood away to...
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-17-2010, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-17-2010, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 47,853
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-16-2010, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
I must say it does look like they possibly are...
I must say it does look like they possibly are not the actual makers from what I read between the lines ! I've mailed them about my basses and maybe will even get an answer for what its worth .......
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-16-2010, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-16-2010, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 47,853
I'm sure that there must be the exception ,for...
I'm sure that there must be the exception ,for example a bass with an overly thick plate that sounds fantastic . Does anyone over here have such an instrument ? Also actual density of the top wood...
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-15-2010, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-15-2010, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 47,853
re- graduations explained ?
Is the main reason to re-graduate a bass to 'free it up' in order to aid vibration of the plates. Also does anyone know of a situation where re-graduating has not helped an instrument at all ? And...
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-14-2010, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
06-14-2010, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 33,390
Gotz
I recently got these two German basses , labeled Conrad a Gotz .
There isn't a lot of info on these and I'm wondering if these would fall under the Shop Bass category ?
Gotz sell all sorts of...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-07-2010, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 70,183
Is it possible that the differences in sound...
Is it possible that the differences in sound between flat back vs round has to do more with the crossbars found on a flat ? I have often wondered about this seeing as so much importance is placed on...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-05-2010, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,129
Its sad to think that this bass had its finish...
Its sad to think that this bass had its finish stripped for some reason or other ( in the 60's ) I'm told.
I've had the bass for about two years now and decided to remove the new varnish as it was...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-05-2010, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,129
varnish ?
I'm interested to know how luthiers would approach varnishing an instrument in this state / see pics .
I'll be embarking on finishing my almost finished 'french' bass soon . The scroll and heel have...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-02-2010, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,773
'ebony'
while planing an e-bevel out of this board I discovered after the black dye was gone that that the wood was not a great specimen at all / it looks kind of like rosewood to me , but also could be...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-02-2010, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 418,458
Now THATS one mean hand !!
I'd hate to be...
Now THATS one mean hand !!
I'd hate to be in the pit next to you !! One could loose ones entire scroll (if not your life ) in a split second if something went wrong whilst
trying to martial art...
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Forum: German School of Basses
05-18-2010, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 30,024
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Forum: German School of Basses
05-18-2010, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 30,024
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-17-2010, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,802
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Forum: German School of Basses
05-16-2010, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 30,024
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Forum: German School of Basses
05-16-2010, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 30,024
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-16-2010, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,802
varnish over varnish
is there any way of removing a newer finish that has been badly applied over the original finish . A few of my instruments seem to have had too many bad touch ups over the years , when touch up...
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