What's in a Restoration?

[Ken Smith]

Did I mention Scroll repairs from being cut in the past to fit a C-Extension.

A neck graft was performed a few decades ago and the pitch of the Scroll to the fingerboard plane did not allow for an Extension FB without the cutting of the Scroll. Amongst all things about the condition of this bass at time of purchase the thing that bothered me the most then was the cutting of the Scroll.

This is how it looked when I took off the Extension and made new Nut so I can play it normally strung until it went into restoration.


I just got some email pics from Arnold showing the repair of the Scroll cut. Although the repair wood is still in the white I an confident under varnish it will match up just fine. The grain and type of wood used for the repair matches the original very well.

Maybe Arnold will post some pics of it in progress. And then again, maybe not. It's totally up to him. It's my bass but it's his work. When all done, of course I will show it off. Until then, it's in his hands.