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Originally Posted by Dave Whitla
Here's a link to a better sequence of photos of the top restoration. Maybe it'd be better in the luthier section... ?
Anyway, the bass continues to improve. Ten months and counting. Have tried at least four types of strings and I think Bel Cantos might be where I stay for a while.
http://www.doublebassireland.com/leJ...storation.html |
That's a lot of work. Is the sound now up to where it was before yet or better than before? Most of the times when I get old basses restored it takes time for the repairs the break in. 2-5 years on average and then it mellows out more from there over time as the new repair wood ages. Often, with that much work, the Top might come off in a year or two (maybe more) to tweak the work inside if to heavy or if problems arise with the new and old meshing together. This is all normal.