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Rattles and adjustments
Hi everyone -
This is my first winter with a carved bass. I've noticed that I needed to adjust the bridge upward to move the strings away from the fingerboard three times already (the third time was this last weekend). I would estimate that the adjusters are extended out about 1- 1.5 cm now. I tried to adjust the bass and treble sides equally, However, the G string seems to need alot more adjustment than the E string. I want to bring the E string back down a bit - is it dangerous, illegal, or amoral to have the bridge adjusted "unevenly"? ALso, along with this problem, I've developed a rattle. I'm pretty sure it originates from the tailpiece cable (where the cable attaches to the TP). It's very irritating, and especially loud around the low B on the A string. Thanks for any response, Stan |
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Rattle with no Snake!
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So, do not be overly alarmed BUT do NOT ignore signs that your Bass is 'yearning' for attention. A player can only do so much by himself. Your Bass needs to go to a Bass Luthier like yesterday to be 'winterized'. Find the best guy you can even if you have to travel. I would suggest Arnold or Jeff as they are both a good 'drive' from you but that's where I go and I live in Pa.! The rattle, might be minor BUT again, do not assume. I have learned that people often take better care of their Cars than they do of their personal health issues like regular check-ups and such. With Basses, it is usually much much worse. Yes, there are some 'minor' league luthiers out there ready to carve your Bass up with their invented methods but then again, there are some top Pros that are no less in their field than a brain surgeon or Root C**** Specialist is in theirs in my opinion. Get some 'professional' help with this and your Bass will live a better life and a lot longer. How can one tell the difference between the Major and minor leaguers in the Luthier business? See who the Pro Symphony guys uses 'regularly' with their 50k-200k Basses. You will see guys traveling past several other 'average' type luthier's shops to get their Bass worked on no matter how long the drive or how long the wait. Why? Because they don't want their 'pride and joy' screwed up by some wannabe that the 'average high end' Bass they work on is a Juzek! Go the extra mile and pay the extra dollars to get it done right and the first time as well. Second time's a biatch! |
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Point well taken, Ken - I'm not planning on using the same bargain basement luthier for my bass as I would for, say, my flea-market purchased banjo. HOwever, I don't think these problems are serious enough to call for an emergency visit to Mr. Bollbach's shop right now. (I am planning on doing a Maintainance visit in the spring or early summer, though)
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I'm sure this may cause disagreement, but in some areas the guy setting up basses for symphony players may not do as nice a setup if the player is playing jazz as a luthier specializing in that market. In my area there is a tendency for the jazz guys to to to one shop and the symphony players to go to the other. I agree, it's essential that anyone working on a bass have years of experience and training and know what they are doing. |
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Set-ups
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I understand what you're saying, but that's where you live. In KC it's a bit more specialized, not that the 'Symphony' shop doesn't do very nice work. From what I've seen here and from local reputation, the other place is a bit better for the jazz guys. KC may be the exception.
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set-ups..
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