French Bass Brace advice

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

ken, it´s your forum, you are the boss.
but sometimes i think the forum (and maybe you too) would benefit if you could expand your comfort zone regarding humor a little bit.

Oh, I'm comfortable.. lol.. I just don't want the main topic to be buried by circus animals.

50/50 would be nice. Make a comment on topic and throw a joke in. Jokes alone are childish after awhile. Adrien is doing his best to bring basses back to life in an area that doesn't have people he can visit to help. This Forum is basically his life line. So, 50/50 I would say is a comfort zone.. for the most part..

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

So, 50/50 I would say is a comfort zone.. for the most part..

i agree

[Adrian Levi]

BTW , whilst taking the back off and cleaning it up I found that by using cotton wool soaked in dark vinegar dissolved white wood glue , and very effectively as well .
Here is a pic of glue removal on the one rib of the bass that we are discussing that had a been doubled with veneer and Gorilla glue.
The vinegar also seems to lift stains/dirt.I'm not sure that it would be a good idea to leave the vinegar on for too long though in terms of possible wood damage ....

[Dave Martin]

Originally Posted by wayne holmes

Our 50/50 bonus
Puzzler of the week---what is or who is a footy? Is it something that Ken has, maybe Arnold has one. Would Ken need or want one? How much are they, maybe I'll get him one for Xmas. If he doesn't like it can he exchange it for something more hanty?

Though to most folks, 'Footy' is Australian Rules Football at our house we always refer to these as footies. Or these...

Ken would need to decide whether they're for him...

[Adrian Levi]

Still on topic with the bass in this thread , I am in need of some more advice if possible ...

I have started cleaning up the ribs which are in pretty good shape with the exception of the one lower bout that I cleaned up in part today.
I removed a veneer that was epoxied on by using steam to help loosen it.The
rib is now very weak. There is still epoxy residue on the rib which Ill remove when the rib is dry again.
Attached are a couple of before and after pics, there are a lot of cracks etc.

I've had to now clamp the rib with flat pieces of wood on the inside so that it keeps its original shape.
Any insight on the next step to saving the rib would be great ....?

[Matthew Tucker]

How has the original doubling repair failed?

[Adrian Levi]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

How has the original doubling repair failed?

The original doubling was strong enough , but had holes cut in it to accept long glued pieces of wood . Also it was a cheap type plastic wood mix kind of thing, and in my opinion did not belong on the bass.If I put another real wood veneer onto the rib it would regain its strength but I was thinking of perhaps using thin willow or spruce strips with linen strips in between from lining to lining ?