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Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2009, 11:46 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
That's a tough one. I just went through a nearly...

That's a tough one. I just went through a nearly identical situation myself. I had picked up a Germanic shop bass that looks nearly identical, that was very distressed-everywhere. I removed the old,...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-23-2009, 12:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,536
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
This sounds interesting. PM sent!

This sounds interesting. PM sent!
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 04-11-2009, 08:00 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 59,957
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
I would love to go. I just don't have my wife...

I would love to go. I just don't have my wife talked into letting me take off.....yet:cool:
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-31-2009, 08:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
I hadn't even considered. This would certainly...

I hadn't even considered. This would certainly be the quickest method for neck removal!! Should I get a running start?:confused:
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-30-2009, 11:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
This is the plan for my bass. I haven't removed...

This is the plan for my bass. I haven't removed a neck from a mortise or dovetail joint yet, so this will be an execise in patience I'm thinking. I've read various things about this procedure, but...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-29-2009, 02:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
I need to fix a shoddy button repair on mine as...

I need to fix a shoddy button repair on mine as well. Could you post pictures of yours, before and after. Sounds like it may be a good point of reference for me.

And yes, I'm definitely...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-29-2009, 02:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
Agreed, I would rather not make a new neck block....

Agreed, I would rather not make a new neck block. However, at the base of the mortise, in the corner on the soundpost side, there is a crack that appears to extend, at a slight angle, down into the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-29-2009, 01:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
The neckstand is too short/low at this point and...

The neckstand is too short/low at this point and is in a mortise joint. I'll be carving a new neck block and adding to the heel to modernize the overstand. It's not the worst that I've seen but...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-29-2009, 12:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
That's what scares me!!!:eek: I have made...

That's what scares me!!!:eek:

I have made just one instrument so far, under the tutelage of Kevin Flannery in Grand Rapids, MI. So I'm very new to all of this. I picked up a "very distressed"...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-29-2009, 11:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,208
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
Bass Bar Profile Question??

When your bass bar has been fitted and glued, what is your method for profiling the top of the bar? I've read several books and looked at hundreds of pictures and there seems to be a wide range of...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 04-29-2008, 11:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,654
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
I used to have a 180. It was a very nice student...

I used to have a 180. It was a very nice student bass. In my opinion, it outperformed most entry level, fully carved basses that I put it up against when I was shopping.
Forum: Italian Bass School 01-17-2008, 06:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,572
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
Will you be posting any pics of the work in...

Will you be posting any pics of the work in progress? I'd love to see the action as it develops!
Forum: New Forum Member Introductions 11-25-2007, 12:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,549
Posted By Aren Winebrenner
What part of Indiana is Reelsville? I'm in...

What part of Indiana is Reelsville? I'm in Kendallville, north of Fort Wayne.

Good luck and keep your chin up, hopefully you'll be back home and back to bass building soon!
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