Rattles and adjustments

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

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!

Ken, Excellent advice and helpful explanation of how a bass changes with the seasons.
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.