nice German bass

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Vince Jesse

The guy who previously owned this bass did some work on it himself and I think he was in the process of refinishing. It now has just a clear coat of varnish. The varnish on the scroll was once a nice red/brown color.

Anybody see that type of neck heel repair before? I've seen it a few times, kind of a sweeping knife cut. Seems to hold up.

It wont hold up by itself. It needs to be laminated to a larger piece of wood inside the back glued to the block. That Ebony outside is just a decoration in my eyes.

Oh, and the Scroll looks red now. You mean that was changed too? Isn't that red crackle burnt look all original on the scroll area?

[Vince Jesse]

I wasn't talking about the repair to the button. The wood fitted to the side of the neck heel is what I was pointing out.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Vince Jesse

I wasn't talking about the repair to the button. The wood fitted to the side of the neck heel is what I was pointing out.

Ok, sorry. I have seen necks repaired in various ways. If done well on the fit then it should hold.

[Thomas Erickson]

That is an interesting repair to the heel - I'm curious why that would be done, on any level. Seems like more work than need-be. hmmm.

[Arnold Schnitzer]

The block of wood from which the neck was made was too narrow in the back, by the button. The maker widened it there with a glued-on piece. Unfortunately, the grain match was crappy. I've seen a lot of these, and done a couple myself. When matched up nicely, you can hardly see it.