Starting a DB Project

[Ruben E garcia]

U guys left me all by my self , that's ok... Update!!! I did get some advise from one luthier, I am going to be opening the front to repair the bottom and the back opening, he explained how to…(He recomend not to open never the back because the bass will lost it shape!!!) I am waiting for my DB repair book to arrive, and he also showed me an used ebony fingerboard for $200, nice figure but it worries me a little knot in the back and a little wave in the front, I made a sketch for u guys to see it, by the way if you want to recommend somebody to buy a fingerboard from or you have one send me a PM, I am not at the point where I need one but I would like to start studying the case

[Thomas Erickson]

Originally Posted by Ruben E garcia

U guys left me all by my self , that's ok... Update!!! I did get some advise from one luthier, I am going to be opening the front to repair the bottom and the back opening, he explained how to…(He recomend not to open never the back because the bass will lost it shape!!!) I am waiting for my DB repair book to arrive, and he also showed me an used ebony fingerboard for $200, nice figure but it worries me a little knot in the back and a little wave in the front, I made a sketch for u guys to see it, by the way if you want to recommend somebody to buy a fingerboard from or you have one send me a PM, I am not at the point where I need one but I would like to start studying the case

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You have long way to go 'til you need a fingerboard! Worry about the rest of the bass first!

[Ruben E garcia]

I posted this on TB… this is what I did this weekend:






The Bottom Block :








The Front repair:

[Ruben E garcia]

And the Crack:



The patch:

[Ruben E garcia]

Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson

You have long way to go 'til you need a fingerboard! Worry about the rest of the bass first!

hi Thomas, I got you... by the way what u think about the repairs?

[Arnold Schnitzer]

Ruben, with all due respect, next time you remove a bass top please be more patient, and get some more advice about doing so less destructively.

[Ruben E garcia]

Originally Posted by Arnold Schnitzer

Ruben, with all due respect, next time you remove a bass top please be more patient, and get some more advice about doing so less destructively.

Next time I will be more careful, I though it was going well but at the end I realize that the top was damaged, fortunately I got most to the top pieces back, and i do think that the bottom block was glue using yellow glue, now I need to work extra to fix the damage that I made .
I'm thinking now that I could used some heat or weaken the glue a little more....

[Ruben E garcia]

So I got the book, I just got it yesterday.... I am going to be doing my home work, I will do as much research as I can... I am going to work in the top first (no rush or anything)... now base on the information on the pictures, what in your professional opinions need to be done on the top plate... any advise???

[Steve Alcott]

Have a look at Matthew Tucker's French Bass restoration thread-that's what good repair looks like. Notice the lack of glue globs, the obsessive neatness of the cleat placement and trimming, etc. His post is a textbook on how to do it right, as is the "restoration" section on his website.

[Thomas Erickson]

Originally Posted by Ruben E garcia

hi Thomas, I got you... by the way what u think about the repairs?

I think you stand to learn a lot before this bass is closed up - no offense, it is a good project and I applaud your nerve - keep us posted but definitely take your time and ask questions if things don't seem right.